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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Apia, Samoa

Mar 4, 2026 at 12:33 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Apia
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 9:44 pm
Maximum: Wed, Mar 4, 2026 at 12:33 am 1.150 Magnitude
Ends: Wed, Mar 4, 2026 at 3:23 am
Duration: 5 hours, 39 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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March 3–4, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Apia

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
9:44 pm Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East-northeast 66°
42.5°
10:50 pm Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction Northeast 53°
56.2°
12:04 am Wed, Mar 4
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction North-northeast 22°
67.7°
12:33 am Wed, Mar 4
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction North
69.4°
1:02 am Wed, Mar 4
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction North-northwest 343°
68.7°
2:17 am Wed, Mar 4
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction Northwest 308°
58.6°
3:23 am Wed, Mar 4
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West-northwest 293°
45.2°

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 Apia. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Apia

Eclipse Visibility From ApiaVisibility Worldwide
Mar 14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 22, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Mar 3–4, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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