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LUNAR ECLIPSE

Total lunar eclipse, March 3, 2026

The whole Moon passes into Earth’s umbra and turns a coppery red, often called a blood moon. Greatest eclipse is at 11:33 UTC (March 3 at 20:33 in Korea). Choose a city or use your location to see when each stage happens where you are.

Eclipse plan by location

All of totality is visible from Los Angeles.

Greatest eclipse Mar 3, 03:33 Los Angeles time · Moon about 34° high · west sky

Mar 3, 03:33 · TotalityNorth up, east left · pale disc: penumbra, red disc: umbra
Eclipse stages for Los Angeles: local times, the Moon's altitude and direction, and visibility
StageLocal timeAltitude · directionVisibility
Penumbral phase beginsMar 361° · southwest●Visible
Partial phase begins52° · southwest●Visible
Totality begins39° · southwest●Visible
Greatest eclipse34° · west●Visible
Totality ends28° · west●Visible
Partial phase ends13° · west●Visible
Penumbral phase ends0°○Below horizon

How a lunar eclipse unfolds

  • Penumbral phase — the Moon enters Earth’s faint outer shadow. It dims only slightly, and most people do not notice.
  • Partial phase — the dark umbra creeps across the Moon from one edge, as if a bite were taken out of it.
  • Totality — the whole Moon is inside the umbra. Only sunlight bent and reddened by Earth’s atmosphere reaches it, so it glows copper.

An eclipse happens at the same instant for everyone who can see the Moon; only the local clock and the Moon’s height differ. It is safe to watch with the naked eye. Weather, hills and buildings are not included in these calculations.

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