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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico

Mar 3, 2026 at 5:33 am
Max View in Leon, Guanajuato
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Leon, Guanajuato
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 2:44 am
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 5:33 am 1.150 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 7:09 am
Duration: 4 hours, 25 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Leon

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
2:44 am Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-southwest 246°
59.1°
3:50 am Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West-southwest 257°
44.7°
5:04 am Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction West 265°
27.7°
5:33 am Tue, Mar 3
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West 268°
21.1°
6:02 am Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction West 270°
14.4°
7:09 am Tue, Mar 3SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West 276°
-0.2°
7:17 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 277°
-1.6°
8:23 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 282°
-17.3°

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

This total lunar eclipse is fully visible in Leon. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Leon

Eclipse Visibility From LeonVisibility Worldwide
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16–17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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

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