What time is the blood moon total lunar eclipse on March 3?
A total lunar eclipse will happen on March 3, making a dramatic pink “blood moon” for skywatchers throughout North America, Australia and East Asia.
During the March lunar eclipsetotality — when the moon is totally immersed in Earth’s darkish threshold shadow and seems blood-red — will start at 6:04 am EST (1104 GMT) on March 3 and peak at 6:33 am EST (1133 GMT). Totality will final for roughly 58 minutes, after which the moon will start to exit from Earth’s shadow.
Key viewing occasions
Here are some key viewing occasions for the March 3 total lunar eclipse throughout completely different time zones, in accordance with Time and Date:
- Eastern time: 6:04-7:02 am EST on March 3, 2026 (the moon will set throughout totality in the Eastern time zone)
- Central time: 5:04-6:02 am CST on March 3, 2026
- Mountain time: 4:04-5:02 am MST on March 3, 2026
- Pacific time: 3:04-4:02 am PST on March 3, 2026
- Alaska time: 2:04-3:02 am AKST on March 3, 2026
- Hawaii time: 1:04-2:02 am HST on March 3, 2026
- New Zealand: 12:04-1:02 am NZDT on March 4, 2026
- Sydney: 10:04-11:02 pm AEDT on March 3, 2026
- Brisbane, Australia: 9:04-10:02 pm AEST on March 3, 2026
- Adelaide, Australia: 9:34-10:32 pm ACDT on March 3, 2026
- Darwin, Australia: 8:34-9:32 pm on March 3, 2026
- Perth, Australia: 7:04-8:02 pm on March 3, 2026
- Tokyo: 8:04-9:02 pm JST on March 3, 2026
- Seoul: 8:04-9:02 pm KST on March 3, 2026
- Beijing: 7:04-8:02 pm CST on March 3, 2026
- Hong Kong: 7:04-8:02 pm HKT on March 3, 2026
If you’re unable to catch the lunar eclipse in person, we’ll be livestreaming the event on Space.com. You may also comply with together with the newest updates in our lunar eclipse live blog.
What will occur?
The eclipse begins at 3:44 am EST (0844 GMT) when the moon enters Earth’s penumbral shadow, inflicting a refined shading impact. As it strikes deeper into the umbra, a darkish shadow will creep throughout the lunar floor and the moon will flip a reddish-orange hue throughout most eclipse. The general length of the lunar eclipse can be 5 hours and 39 minutes.
