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Shanghai 🇨🇳 — total lunar eclipse · 3 Mar 2026

On 3 Mar 2026, Shanghai saw totality — the blood moon — with the Moon up for the whole eclipse, with maximum at 19:33 GMT+8, the Moon 21° 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

Shanghai
Penumbra begins (P1)
16:44 GMT+8
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
17:49 GMT+8
umbra touches the Moon
Totality begins (U2)
19:03 GMT+8
blood moon
Maximum eclipse
19:33 GMT+8
59m 25s of totality
Totality ends (U3)
20:03 GMT+8
Partial ends (U4)
21:17 GMT+8
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
22:23 GMT+8
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
21°
azimuth 96°
Moonrise / moonset
17:45 / 06:33
bracketing the eclipse
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Computed byOrbital Radar eclipse engine · Shanghai (31.23, 121.47) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data