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Melbourne 🇦🇺 — total lunar eclipse · 3 Mar 2026

On 3 Mar 2026, Melbourne saw totality — the blood moon — with the Moon up for the whole eclipse, with maximum at 22:33 GMT+11, the Moon 29° 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

Melbourne
Penumbra begins (P1)
19:44 GMT+11
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
20:49 GMT+11
umbra touches the Moon
Totality begins (U2)
22:03 GMT+11
blood moon
Maximum eclipse
22:33 GMT+11
59m 25s of totality
Totality ends (U3)
23:03 GMT+11
Partial ends (U4)
00:17 GMT+11
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
01:23 GMT+11
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
29°
azimuth 53°
Moonrise / moonset
19:49 / 07:34
bracketing the eclipse
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Computed byOrbital Radar eclipse engine · Melbourne (-37.81, 144.96) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data