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March 2, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Calista Alaska Native Regional Corporation, Alaska, USA

Mar 3, 2026 at 2:33 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Calista Alaska Native Regional Corporation, Alaska
Begins: Mon, Mar 2, 2026 at 11:44 pm
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 2:33 am 1.150 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 5:23 am
Duration: 5 hours, 39 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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March 2–3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Calista Alaska Native Regional Corporation

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
11:44 pm Mon, Mar 2
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Southeast 142°
30.1°
12:50 am Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction South-southeast 160°
33.5°
2:04 am Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction South 182°
34.5°
2:33 am Tue, Mar 3
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction South 190°
34.0°
3:02 am Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction South-southwest 199°
33.0°
4:17 am Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction Southwest 219°
28.3°
5:23 am Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Southwest 236°
22.3°

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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 2–3)

In the past, this day was cloudy 72% of the time (since 2000).

Countdown until eclipse begins

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Calista Alaska Native Regional Corporation Eclipse Countdown

Lunar Eclipses
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  11. Accuracy of Our Eclipse Calculations
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Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Calista Alaska Native Regional Corporation

Eclipse Visibility From Calista Alaska Native Regional CorporationVisibility Worldwide
Sep 7, 2025 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 2–3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Aug 27, 2026 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16–17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Calista Alaska Native Regional Corporation, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.

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