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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

Mar 3, 2026 at 6:27 pm
Max View in Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse in Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:17 pm
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:27 pm 0.290 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 7:53 pm
Duration: 1 hour, 36 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Dehradun

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
2:14 pm Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northeast 39°
-44.8°
3:20 pm Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northeast 55°
-34.9°
4:34 pm Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 68°
-21.4°
5:03 pm Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 73°
-15.7°
5:32 pm Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 77°
-9.9°
6:17 pm Tue, Mar 3RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East 83°
-0.2°
6:27 pm Tue, Mar 3
Maximum in Dehradun This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Dehradun. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Dehradun because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East.		Map direction East 84°
1.6°
6:47 pm Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East.		Map direction East 86°
5.5°
7:53 pm Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East 95°
19.0°

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.

The total phase of this lunar eclipse is not visible in Dehradun, but it can be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse.

Cloud Coverage (Mar 3)

In the past, this day was cloudy 40% of the time (since 2000).

Countdown until eclipse begins

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Dehradun Eclipse Countdown

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Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Dehradun

Eclipse Visibility From DehradunVisibility Worldwide
Sep 7–8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Jul 6–7, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

Other eclipses visible in Dehradun

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