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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Town of Athens, Maine, USA

Mar 3, 2026 at 6:11 am
Near max in Town of Athens
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Town of Athens, Maine
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 3:44 am
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:11 am 1.062 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:14 am
Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Town of Athens

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:44 am Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-southwest 252°
25.3°
4:50 am Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West 264°
14.0°
6:04 am Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.		Map direction West 277°
1.3°
6:11 am Tue, Mar 3
Maximum in Town of Athens This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Town of Athens. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Town of Athens 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 278°
0.2°
6:14 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 279°
-0.2°
6:33 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 282°
-4.1°
7:02 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 287°
-9.0°
8:17 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 301°
-20.8°
9:23 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Northwest 315°
-29.9°

How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky

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

Cloud Coverage (Mar 3)

In the past, this day was cloudy 78% of the time (since 2000).

Countdown until eclipse begins

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Town of Athens Eclipse Countdown

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Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Town of Athens

Eclipse Visibility From Town of AthensVisibility Worldwide
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar 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 Town of Athens, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.

Next annular eclipse visible in Town of Athens

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