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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Grand Prairie, TX, USA

Mar 3, 2026 at 5:33 am
Max View in Grand Prairie, Texas
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Grand Prairie, Texas
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 6:56 am
Duration: 4 hours, 12 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Grand Prairie

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
2:44 am Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-southwest 236°
49.8°
3:50 am Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West-southwest 251°
37.4°
5:04 am Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction West 262°
22.4°
5:33 am Tue, Mar 3
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West 266°
16.3°
6:02 am Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction West 270°
10.4°
6:56 am Tue, Mar 3SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West 277°
-0.2°
7:17 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 279°
-5.0°
8:23 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 288°
-18.1°

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 Grand Prairie. 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 63% of the time (since 2000).

Countdown until eclipse begins

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Grand Prairie Eclipse Countdown

Lunar Eclipses
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  4. Partial Lunar Eclipse
  5. Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
  6. Can I See a Lunar Eclipse?
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  10. Magnitude of Eclipses
  11. Accuracy of Our Eclipse Calculations
  12. Why Two Dates for a Lunar Eclipse?

Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Grand Prairie

Eclipse Visibility From Grand PrairieVisibility Worldwide
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 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 11–12, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

Next annular eclipse visible in Grand Prairie

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