Ho Chi Minh City 🇻🇳 — total lunar eclipse · 3 Mar 2026
On 3 Mar 2026, Ho Chi Minh City saw totality — the blood moon — with the Moon rising at 17:59 GMT+7 mid-eclipse, with maximum at 18:33 GMT+7, the Moon 7° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed. This eclipse has ended — replay the live view or jump to the next eclipse (28 Aug 2026).
Local timeline
Ho Chi Minh CityPenumbra begins (P1)
15:44 GMT+7
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
16:49 GMT+7
umbra touches the Moon
Totality begins (U2)
18:03 GMT+7
blood moon
Maximum eclipse
18:33 GMT+7
59m 25s of totality
Totality ends (U3)
19:03 GMT+7
Partial ends (U4)
20:17 GMT+7
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
21:23 GMT+7
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
7°
azimuth 85°
Moonrise / moonset
17:59 / 06:28
bracketing the eclipse
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Naked-eye safe
Lunar eclipses need no eye protection. Find a spot with a clear view towards the east — the Moon is low, so avoid buildings and trees on that horizon; binoculars help. Live view →
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Computed byOrbital Radar eclipse engine · Ho Chi Minh City (10.82, 106.63) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data