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3 March 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Dallas, TX, USA

3 Mar 2026, 05:33
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Dallas, Texas
Begins: Tue, 3 Mar 2026, 02:44
Maximum: Tue, 3 Mar 2026, 05:33 1.150 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, 3 Mar 2026, 06:55
Duration: 4 hours, 12 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

3 March 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Dallas

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
02:44 Tue, 3 Mar
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-southwest 237°
49.6°
03:50 Tue, 3 Mar
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West-southwest 251°
37.2°
05:04 Tue, 3 Mar
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction West 262°
22.2°
05:33 Tue, 3 Mar
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West 266°
16.2°
06:02 Tue, 3 Mar
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction West 270°
10.2°
06:55 Tue, 3 MarSettingMoonset SettingMap direction West 277°
-0.2°
07:17 Tue, 3 MarNot directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 279°
-5.2°
08:23 Tue, 3 MarNot directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 288°
-18.3°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Dallas

Eclipse Visibility From DallasVisibility Worldwide
8 Apr 2024 Total Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
17 Sep 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
13–14 Mar 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
3 Mar 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
27–28 Aug 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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