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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: 28 Aug 2026 →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 partial lunar eclipse of 28 Aug 2026. Orbital Radar tracks it live at https://orbitalradar.com/eclipse/2026-august-28-lunar.

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