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Moon Total Lunar Eclipse2026-03-03Archived referenceNASA Saros 142

Total Lunar Eclipse of 2026-03-03

Lunar eclipse — visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon during the eclipse window. Best views from Japan, eastern Australia, and Hawaii.

Saros 142 — a long-duration lunar series at favorable declination for the Pacific Rim.

Greatest eclipse occurred at 2026-03-03T11:34:52Z

Peak UTC

11:34:52

2026-03-03

Magnitude

1.151

Moon diameter

Max duration

58m

totality

Saros

#142

30 of 73

Gamma

-0.379

Shadow axis (Earth-radii)

Visibility band

Pacific Ocean, eastern Asia, Australia, western North America (moonset)

Visible from

JapanAustraliaNew ZealandChinaSouth KoreaUnited StatesMexicoRussia

Watch the eclipse from

Cities from the WorldClockTools clock catalog that fall in the visibility band. Each link goes to the local clock page for that city.

Central viewing

Astronomical context

NASA Saros series
Saros 142 - 30 of 73
Magnitude (NASA)
1.151 - fraction of Moon diameter eclipsed
Gamma
-0.3791 - shadow-axis offset from Earth's center (Earth-radii)
Max central duration
58m

Frequently asked questions

Where will the total lunar eclipse of 2026-03-03 be visible?
Lunar eclipse — visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon during the eclipse window. Best views from Japan, eastern Australia, and Hawaii. Partial phases are visible from Japan, Australia, New Zealand, China, South Korea, United States, and 2 more.
What time will the 2026-03-03 total lunar eclipse reach greatest eclipse?
Greatest eclipse occurs at 11:34 UTC on 2026-03-03 (Coordinated Universal Time). To convert to local time for your city, the conversion uses the IANA timezone for that locale — the WorldClockTools eclipse-calendar page surfaces the conversion automatically for any of the listed cities.
How deep is the partial phase of the 2026-03-03 eclipse?
Maximum umbral phase lasts 58m (NASA).
When is the next lunar eclipse after the 2026-03-03 total lunar eclipse?
The next lunar eclipse after 2026-03-03 is the partial lunar eclipse on 2026-08-28 (04:14 UTC). It will be visible from americas, western europe, western africa.
Do I need any special equipment to watch the 2026-03-03 total lunar eclipse?
No — lunar eclipses are entirely safe to view with the naked eye. The Moon is illuminated by sunlight scattered through Earth's atmosphere, so even at greatest eclipse it is no brighter than a full Moon at perigee.
What is the Saros series for the 2026-03-03 total lunar eclipse?
Total Lunar Eclipse of 2026-03-03 is member 30 of 73 of NASA Saros series 142. Each Saros series produces an eclipse every 18 years 11 days, with successive members shifted roughly 120 degrees west in longitude. Saros series typically span 12 to 15 centuries and contain 70 to 80 eclipses each.

Eclipse data depth

What the total lunar eclipse entry signals

A compact read of the NASA catalog row: Saros context, magnitude / obscuration math, path geometry, and the city / country cross-references that pair total lunar eclipse with WorldClockTools local-clock pages.

Saros series context

Total Lunar Eclipse 2026-03-03 is member 30 of 73 of NASA Saros series 142. Each Saros member repeats roughly every 18 years 11 days, shifted ~120 degrees west, so adjacent members in the same series land on different continents.

Magnitude and obscuration

Magnitude is 1.151 (Moon diameter eclipsed). Obscuration figures are not in the current catalog cut for this event.

Duration on the central line

Maximum umbral duration is 58m as published by NASA.

Path and visibility footprint

Visible from japan, australia, new zealand, china, south korea, and united states, and 2 more.

City cross-references

Cross-referenced cities in the WorldClockTools catalog that fall in the path or partial band: Tokyo, Sydney, Honolulu, Auckland, Seoul, and Beijing. Each city has its own clock page; pairing the eclipse time with the local clock gives the immediate local-time answer.

Gamma and geometry

Gamma is -0.3791 — the lateral distance of the Moon from Earth's umbral center at greatest eclipse, in Earth-radii. Lower |gamma| means a deeper, longer totality; near-zero values produce the maximum umbral duration.

What is notable

Saros 142 — a long-duration lunar series at favorable declination for the Pacific Rim.

Catalog handoff

Next lunar eclipse handoff: partial lunar eclipse 2026 08 28. Next eclipse of any kind: total solar eclipse 2026 08 12. The full eclipse calendar lists 14 upcoming events.

Editorial dossier

No editorial dossier is attached; the page renders programmatic NASA-derived facts only, with no curated commentary.
Eclipse predictions are deterministic from JPL ephemerides — but local circumstances (exact path edge, sun altitude, weather) change with the kilometer. The NASA interactive map linked below gives precise local circumstances for any coordinates.

Data source: NASA / JPL

Eclipse data from NASA/JPL — Fred Espenak & Jean Meeus, Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses and Five Millennium Canon of Lunar Eclipses (NASA Technical Publications NASA/TP–2006-214141 and NASA/TP–2009-214172). Public domain; re-published here with attribution.

NASA page for this eclipse (path map & circumstances)eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov

Greatest eclipse: March 3, 2026 at 11:34 UTC

Other upcoming eclipses