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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA

Mar 3, 2026 at 6:33 am
Near max in Wilkes-Barre
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 3:44 am
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:33 am 1.150 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:36 am
Duration: 2 hours, 52 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Wilkes-Barre

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:44 am Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-southwest 249°
30.8°
4:50 am Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West 261°
18.9°
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.		Map direction West 273°
5.2°
6:33 am Tue, Mar 3
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
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.
Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.		Map direction West 277°
0.2°
6:36 am Tue, Mar 3SettingMoonset 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.Map direction West 278°
-0.2°
7:02 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 282°
-5.6°
8:17 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 295°
-18.6°
9:23 am Tue, Mar 3Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Northwest 308°
-29.0°

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.

This total lunar eclipse is fully visible in Wilkes-Barre. 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 86% of the time (since 2000).

Countdown until eclipse begins

354Days 1Hrs 44Mins 51Secs

Wilkes-Barre Eclipse Countdown

Lunar Eclipses

  1. When Is the Next Lunar Eclipse?
  2. Total Lunar Eclipse
  3. Why Does the Moon Turn Red?
  4. Partial Lunar Eclipse
  5. Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
  6. Can I See a Lunar Eclipse?
  7. Blood Moon - Total Lunar Eclipse
  8. Eclipse Seasons
  9. What Is a Tetrad?
  10. Magnitude of Eclipses
  11. Accuracy of Our Eclipse Calculations
  12. Why Two Dates for a Lunar Eclipse?

Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Wilkes-Barre

Eclipse Visibility From Wilkes-BarreVisibility Worldwide
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 29, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

Next total solar eclipse visible in Wilkes-Barre

Other eclipses visible in Wilkes-Barre

Other eclipses worldwide

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