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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Archipel du Petit Mécatina, Quebec, Canada

Mar 3, 2026 at 6:35 am
Near max in Archipel du Petit Mécatina
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse in Archipel du Petit Mécatina, Quebec
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 4:44 am
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:35 am 0.659 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:38 am
Duration: 1 hour, 54 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Archipel du Petit Mécatina

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:44 am Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West 259°
17.2°
5:50 am Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West.
Map direction West 271°
6.9°
6:35 am Tue, Mar 3
Maximum in Archipel du Petit Mécatina This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Archipel du Petit Mécatina. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Archipel du Petit Mécatina because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to West for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction West 279°
0.2°
6:38 am Tue, Mar 3SettingMoonset Setting, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase makes the Moon so dim before it sets, that it might disappear from view some time before it sets.Map direction West 280°
-0.2°
7:04 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 285°
-4.8°
7:33 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 290°
-9.2°
8:02 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 296°
-13.4°
9:17 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Northwest 312°
-23.1°
10:23 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction North-northwest 328°
-29.8°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Archipel du Petit Mécatina

Eclipse Visibility From Archipel du Petit MécatinaVisibility Worldwide
Sep 17–18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 29, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

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