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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Pointe McMartin, Quebec, Canada

Mar 3, 2026 at 6:33 am
Max View in Pointe McMartin, Quebec
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Pointe McMartin, Quebec
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 3:44 am
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:33 am 1.150 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:55 am
Duration: 3 hours, 11 minutes

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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Pointe McMartin

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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 243°
30.8°
4:50 am Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West-southwest 256°
20.3°
6:04 am Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West.
Map direction West 270°
7.8°
6:33 am Tue, Mar 3
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West.
Map direction West 275°
3.0°
6:55 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°
7:02 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 280°
-1.2°
8:17 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 293°
-14.0°
9:23 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Northwest 307°
-23.6°

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 Pointe McMartin

Eclipse Visibility From Pointe McMartinVisibility Worldwide
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 29, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
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

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