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3 Mar 2026 — The blood moon

📍 Tokyo — sees totality
This eclipse has ended — replay it above
From Tokyo you saw totality at maximum (20:33 GMT+9, Moon 35° above the horizon) — the whole eclipse with the Moon up. No eye protection is needed.
Next eclipse: 6 Feb 2027 →Live Moon globe
Eclipse
Total
blood moon visible
Maximum
20:33
20:33 GMT+9
Moon altitude
35°
at maximum, ESE
Moonrise
17:26
moonrise · sets 06:20

Eclipse timeline

Tokyo

The same instants everywhere on Earth, shown in Tokyo local time. The umbral phase lasted 3h 27m; totality 59m 25s.

P1
17:44
penumbra begins
U1
18:49
partial begins
U2
20:03
totality begins
Max
20:33
greatest eclipse
U3
21:03
totality ends
U4
22:17
partial ends
P4
23:23
penumbra ends
All times in Tokyo local (GMT+9). Every phase happens with the Moon above your horizon.

What each city saw

Per-location pages

The eclipse is global — these are the places where the Moon is up for the umbral phases. Each row is its own page: local times, Moon altitude, moonrise and moonset.

CitySeesLocal maxMoon alt.Rise / set
Honolulu 🇺🇸Totality01:33 GMT-1070°18:16 / 06:59View →
Port Moresby 🇵🇬Totality21:33 GMT+1044°18:22 / 06:35View →
Auckland 🇳🇿Totality00:33 GMT+1344°19:47 / 07:30View →
Brisbane 🇦🇺Totality21:33 GMT+1040°18:08 / 06:05View →
Wellington 🇳🇿Totality00:33 GMT+1340°19:51 / 07:27View →
Christchurch 🇳🇿Totality00:33 GMT+1337°20:02 / 07:35View →
Newcastle (NSW) 🇦🇺Totality22:33 GMT+1136°19:17 / 07:08View →
San Francisco 🇺🇸Totality03:33 GMT-836°17:35 / 06:43View →
Tokyo 🇯🇵Totality20:33 GMT+935°17:26 / 06:20View →
Sydney 🇦🇺Totality22:33 GMT+1135°19:20 / 07:10View →
Parramatta 🇦🇺Totality22:33 GMT+1135°19:21 / 07:10View →
Wollongong 🇦🇺Totality22:33 GMT+1135°19:22 / 07:11View →
Los Angeles 🇺🇸Totality03:33 GMT-834°17:21 / 06:24View →
Sapporo 🇯🇵Totality20:33 GMT+933°17:13 / 06:17View →
Canberra 🇦🇺Totality22:33 GMT+1133°19:30 / 07:18View →
Anchorage 🇺🇸Totality02:33 GMT-932°17:51 / 07:56View →
Osaka 🇯🇵Totality20:33 GMT+932°17:44 / 06:37View →
Seattle 🇺🇸Totality03:33 GMT-831°17:22 / 06:50View →
Vancouver 🇨🇦Totality03:33 GMT-831°17:23 / 06:54View →
Phoenix 🇺🇸Totality04:33 GMT-729°17:56 / 06:58View →
Melbourne 🇦🇺Totality22:33 GMT+1129°19:49 / 07:34View →
Vladivostok 🇷🇺Totality21:33 GMT+1027°18:52 / 07:55View →
Hobart 🇦🇺Totality22:33 GMT+1127°19:44 / 07:21View →
Adelaide 🇦🇺Totality22:03 GMT+10:3026°19:42 / 07:32View →
Seoul 🇰🇷Totality20:33 GMT+925°18:18 / 07:13View →
Calgary 🇨🇦Totality04:33 GMT-725°17:42 / 07:19View →
Guadalajara 🇲🇽Totality05:33 GMT-623°18:30 / 07:16View →
Taipei 🇹🇼Totality19:33 GMT+822°17:49 / 06:30View →
Denver 🇺🇸Totality04:33 GMT-722°17:19 / 06:33View →
Manila 🇵🇭Totality19:33 GMT+822°17:57 / 06:30View →
Shanghai 🇨🇳Totality19:33 GMT+821°17:45 / 06:33View →
Monterrey 🇲🇽Totality05:33 GMT-620°18:14 / 07:06View →
Mexico City 🇲🇽Totality05:33 GMT-619°18:14 / 06:58View →
Yakutsk 🇷🇺Totality20:33 GMT+919°17:33 / 07:17View →
Beijing 🇨🇳Totality19:33 GMT+816°18:00 / 06:56View →
Dallas 🇺🇸Totality05:33 GMT-616°17:53 / 06:55View →
Hong Kong 🇭🇰Totality19:33 GMT+815°18:21 / 07:00View →
Houston 🇺🇸Totality05:33 GMT-615°17:49 / 06:48View →
Winnipeg 🇨🇦Totality05:33 GMT-615°17:32 / 07:10View →
Guangzhou 🇨🇳Totality19:33 GMT+814°18:25 / 07:04View →
Denpasar (Bali) 🇮🇩Totality19:33 GMT+814°18:33 / 06:47View →
Guatemala City 🇬🇹Totality05:33 GMT-610°17:41 / 06:20View →
Perth 🇦🇺Totality19:33 GMT+810°18:43 / 06:38View →
Ulaanbaatar 🇲🇳Totality19:33 GMT+89°18:32 / 07:38View →
Chicago 🇺🇸Totality05:33 GMT-69°17:04 / 06:24View →
Hanoi 🇻🇳Totality18:33 GMT+77°17:57 / 06:33View →
Ho Chi Minh City 🇻🇳Totality18:33 GMT+77°17:59 / 06:28View →
Chengdu 🇨🇳Totality19:33 GMT+86°18:58 / 07:43View →
Jakarta 🇮🇩Totality18:33 GMT+76°18:06 / 06:23View →
Atlanta 🇺🇸Totality06:33 GMT-56°18:00 / 07:05View →
Singapore 🇸🇬Totality19:33 GMT+84°19:15 / 07:37View →
Havana 🇨🇺Totality06:33 GMT-53°18:01 / 06:51View →
Toronto 🇨🇦Totality06:33 GMT-53°17:27 / 06:52View →
Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾Totality19:33 GMT+82°19:23 / 07:46View →
Bangkok 🇹🇭Totality18:33 GMT+72°18:23 / 06:53View →
Miami 🇺🇸Totality06:33 GMT-52°17:50 / 06:44View →
Washington, DC 🇺🇸Totality06:33 GMT-51°17:23 / 06:39View →
Panama City 🇵🇦Totality06:33 GMT-50°18:00 / 06:32View →
Montréal 🇨🇦Totality06:33 GMT-5-1°17:00 / 06:30View →
New York 🇺🇸Totality06:33 GMT-5-1°17:08 / 06:28View →
Guayaquil 🇪🇨Totality06:33 GMT-5-1°18:10 / 06:29View →
Quito 🇪🇨Totality06:33 GMT-5-2°18:02 / 06:24View →
Boston 🇺🇸Totality06:33 GMT-5-3°16:54 / 06:18View →
Novosibirsk 🇷🇺Totality18:33 GMT+7-4°19:05 / 08:19View →
Lima 🇵🇪Totality06:33 GMT-5-5°18:05 / 06:12View →
Dhaka 🇧🇩Totality17:33 GMT+6-6°17:59 / 06:37View →
Bogotá 🇨🇴Totality06:33 GMT-5-6°17:41 / 06:08View →
Kolkata 🇮🇳Partial17:03 GMT+5:30-8°17:38 / 06:15View →
Iquitos 🇵🇪Partial06:33 GMT-5-8°17:43 / 06:00View →
Kathmandu 🇳🇵Partial17:18 GMT+5:45-10°18:03 / 06:44View →
Concepción 🇨🇱Partial08:33 GMT-3-10°20:10 / 07:41View →
Puerto Montt 🇨🇱Partial08:33 GMT-3-10°20:15 / 07:36View →
Temuco 🇨🇱Partial08:33 GMT-3-11°20:10 / 07:37View →
Valparaíso 🇨🇱Partial08:33 GMT-3-11°20:00 / 07:38View →
La Serena 🇨🇱Partial08:33 GMT-3-12°19:55 / 07:38View →
Almaty 🇰🇿Partial16:33 GMT+5-12°17:43 / 06:38View →
Santiago (Chile) 🇨🇱Partial08:33 GMT-3-12°19:57 / 07:33View →
Caracas 🇻🇪Partial07:33 GMT-4-13°18:07 / 06:41View →
Mendoza 🇦🇷Partial08:33 GMT-3-14°19:48 / 07:26View →
St. John's 🇨🇦Partial08:03 GMT-3:30-14°16:59 / 06:38View →
Comodoro Rivadavia 🇦🇷Partial08:33 GMT-3-14°19:59 / 07:09View →
La Paz 🇧🇴Partial07:33 GMT-4-14°18:32 / 06:33View →
Neuquén 🇦🇷Partial08:33 GMT-3-14°19:52 / 07:18View →
Delhi 🇮🇳Partial17:03 GMT+5:30-16°18:22 / 07:02View →
Chennai 🇮🇳Partial17:03 GMT+5:30-17°18:17 / 06:46View →
Córdoba (Argentina) 🇦🇷Partial08:33 GMT-3-18°19:28 / 07:08View →
Tashkent 🇺🇿Partial16:33 GMT+5-18°18:17 / 07:08View →
Bahía Blanca 🇦🇷Partial08:33 GMT-3-19°19:28 / 06:54View →
Colombo 🇱🇰Partial17:03 GMT+5:30-19°18:21 / 06:47View →
Bengaluru 🇮🇳Partial17:03 GMT+5:30-20°18:28 / 06:57View →
Rosario 🇦🇷Partial08:33 GMT-3-21°19:15 / 06:52View →
Manaus 🇧🇷Partial07:33 GMT-4-21°17:48 / 06:06View →
Mumbai 🇮🇳Partial17:03 GMT+5:30-23°18:45 / 07:18View →
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Safe to watch with the naked eye

A lunar eclipse needs no eye protection — you are looking at the Moon, not the Sun. Binoculars or a small telescope make the shadow's curved edge and the colours of totality far more vivid. The copper-red "blood moon" is Earth's sunrises and sunsets projected onto the Moon. Eye protection is only ever needed for solar eclipses →

Questions people ask

FAQ
Where was the 3 Mar 2026 lunar eclipse visible?
Totality visible from United States · Papua New Guinea · New Zealand · Australia · Japan · Canada — partial phases from India · Nepal · Chile · Kazakhstan — unlike a solar eclipse there is no narrow path: everyone on the night side of Earth sees the same eclipse at the same instant. From Tokyo the Moon was 35° above the horizon at maximum.
What time was the 3 Mar 2026 lunar eclipse in Tokyo?
The partial (umbral) phase began at 18:49 GMT+9, totality ran from 20:03 GMT+9 to 21:03 GMT+9, maximum was at 20:33 GMT+9 and the Moon left the umbra at 22:17 GMT+9 (all times Tokyo local). The instants are the same worldwide; only the local clock time differs.
Do I need eclipse glasses for a lunar eclipse?
No. A lunar eclipse is completely safe to watch with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope — you are looking at the Moon, not the Sun. Eye protection is only for SOLAR eclipses.
Why does the Moon turn red during a total lunar eclipse?
Inside Earth's umbra the only light reaching the Moon has been bent and filtered through Earth's atmosphere — effectively every sunrise and sunset on Earth projected onto the Moon at once. Blue light scatters away, red gets through, so the Moon glows copper-red: the "blood moon". Dust and volcanic ash in the atmosphere make it darker.
When is the next eclipse?
The next eclipse is the annular solar eclipse of 6 Feb 2027 — Southern Chile · Argentina (Mar del Plata) · South Atlantic · West Africa (Abidjan · Accra · Lagos). Orbital Radar tracks it live at https://orbitalradar.com/eclipse/2027-february-6.

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