March 3, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse in West Point, Saint Thomas Island, US Virgin Islands

Mar 3, 2026 at 6:34 am

Near max in West Point

Global Event:	Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type:	Partial Lunar Eclipse, in West Point
Begins:	Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 4:44 am
Maximum:	Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:35 am 0.664 Magnitude
Ends:	Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:37 am
Duration:	1 hour, 54 minutes
All times shown on this page are local time.

March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — West Point

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Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 4:39 am AST

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

Time	Phase	Event	Direction	Altitude
4:44 am Tue, Mar 3		Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.	268°	25.5°
5:50 am Tue, Mar 3		Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.	273°	10.3°
6:35 am Tue, Mar 3		Maximum in West Point This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in West Point. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in West Point 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.	276°	0.2°
6:38 am Tue, Mar 3	Setting	Moonset 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.	276°	-0.2°
7:04 am Tue, Mar 3	Not directly visible	Total Eclipse begins Below horizon	278°	-6.9°
7:33 am Tue, Mar 3	Not directly visible	Maximum Eclipse Below horizon	281°	-13.6°
8:02 am Tue, Mar 3	Not directly visible	Total Eclipse ends Below horizon	283°	-20.1°
9:17 am Tue, Mar 3	Not directly visible	Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon	291°	-36.4°
10:23 am Tue, Mar 3	Not directly visible	Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon	303°	-49.9°

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

In the past, this day was cloudy 43% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses

Eclipse Visibility From West Point		Visibility Worldwide
	Mar 3, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Jan 11–12, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
Note: Click on the date link for details in West Point, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.