| Total lunar eclipse 3 March 2026 | |
|---|---|
Ecliptic north up The Moon will pass west to east (right to left) through the Earth's shadow. | |
| Saros (and member) | 133 (27 of 71) |
| Gamma | -0.3765 |
| Magnitude | 1.1507 |
| Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
| Totality | 0:58:19 |
| Partial | 3:27:10 |
| Penumbral | 5:38:37 |
| Contacts (UTC) | |
| P1 | 8:44:22 |
| U1 | 9:50:00 |
| U2 | 11:04:26 |
| Greatest | 11:33:37 |
| U3 | 12:02:45 |
| U4 | 13:17:10 |
| P4 | 14:22:59 |
A total lunar eclipse will take place on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, the first of two lunar eclipses in 2026.
This eclipse is the third of an almost tetrad, with others being 14 Mar 2025 (T), 07 Sep 2025 (T) and 28 Aug 2026 (P).