March 3, 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Mar 3, 2026 at 6:14 am

Near max in Boston

Global Event:	Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type:	Total Lunar Eclipse in Boston, Massachusetts
Begins:	Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 3:44 am
Maximum:	Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:15 am 1.087 Magnitude
Ends:	Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:17 am
Duration:	2 hours, 34 minutes
All times shown on this page are local time.

March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Boston

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Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 3:39 am EST

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

Time	Phase	Event	Direction	Altitude
3:44 am Tue, Mar 3		Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.	253°	27.0°
4:50 am Tue, Mar 3		Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.	264°	15.2°
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. Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.	276°	1.9°
6:15 am Tue, Mar 3		Maximum in Boston This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Boston. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Boston because the Moon is below the horizon at that time. Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to West for the best view of the eclipse.	278°	0.2°
6:18 am Tue, Mar 3	Setting	Moonset 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.	278°	-0.2°
6:33 am Tue, Mar 3	Not directly visible	Maximum Eclipse Below horizon	281°	-3.4°
7:02 am Tue, Mar 3	Not directly visible	Total Eclipse ends Below horizon	285°	-8.8°
8:17 am Tue, Mar 3	Not directly visible	Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon	299°	-21.3°
9:23 am Tue, Mar 3	Not directly visible	Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon	313°	-30.9°

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.

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

Cloud Coverage (Mar 3)

In the past, this day was cloudy 81% of the time (since 2000).

Countdown until eclipse begins

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Boston Eclipse Countdown

Lunar Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Boston

Eclipse Visibility From Boston		Visibility Worldwide
	Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Note: Click on the date link for details in Boston, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.

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