Lunar eclipse · Saros 133

Total Lunar Eclipse

March 3, 2026 — visible across eastern Asia, Australia, Pacific, Americas.

About this eclipse

What happens
The Moon passes fully into Earth's umbral shadow and glows a deep coppery red — totality lasts about 58 minutes. Visible anywhere the Moon is above the horizon.
Where it’s visible
eastern Asia, Australia, Pacific, Americas

Geometry & timing

Greatest eclipse (TD)
11:34:52 · ΔT 75s
Greatest eclipse (UTC)
11:33:37
Saros series
133
Magnitude
2.1838 / 1.1507 (penumbral / umbral)
Moon overhead at greatest
6°N, 171°W
Phase durations
338.6 / 207.2 / 58.3 min

Sources

Timing and geometry from NASA’s eclipse catalogs. Verify local circumstances before you travel.

How the eclipse unfolds

PenumbraUmbraMoon

Schematic of the Moon crossing Earth’s penumbra (outer) and umbra (inner) at greatest eclipse. Visible anywhere the Moon is above the horizon: eastern Asia, Australia, Pacific, Americas.

The Moon is above the horizon — and the eclipse visible — on the marker’s side of the dashed line (its position at greatest eclipse).

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