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Wellington 🇳🇿 — total lunar eclipse · 3 Mar 2026

On 3 Mar 2026, Wellington saw totality — the blood moon — with the Moon up for the whole eclipse, with maximum at 00:33 GMT+13, the Moon 40° 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

Wellington
Penumbra begins (P1)
21:44 GMT+13
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
22:49 GMT+13
umbra touches the Moon
Totality begins (U2)
00:03 GMT+13
blood moon
Maximum eclipse
00:33 GMT+13
59m 25s of totality
Totality ends (U3)
01:03 GMT+13
Partial ends (U4)
02:17 GMT+13
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
03:23 GMT+13
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
40°
azimuth 19°
Moonrise / moonset
19:51 / 07:27
bracketing the eclipse
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Computed byOrbital Radar eclipse engine · Wellington (-41.29, 174.78) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data