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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Garland, TX, USA

Mar 3, 2026 at 5:33 am
Max View in Garland, Texas
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Garland, Texas
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 2:44 am
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 5:33 am 1.150 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:55 am
Duration: 4 hours, 11 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Garland

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Garland. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (CST) for Garland.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
2:44 am Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-southwest 237°
49.4°
3:50 am Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West-southwest 251°
37.1°
5:04 am Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction West 262°
22.0°
5:33 am Tue, Mar 3
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West 266°
16.0°
6:02 am Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction West 270°
10.1°
6:55 am Tue, Mar 3SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West 277°
-0.2°
7:17 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 279°
-5.3°
8:23 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 289°
-18.4°

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

This total lunar eclipse is fully visible in Garland. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Garland

Eclipse Visibility From GarlandVisibility Worldwide
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Garland, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.

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