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3 March 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — San Francisco, CA, USA

3 Mar 2026, 03:33
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in San Francisco, California
Begins: Tue, 3 Mar 2026, 00:44
Maximum: Tue, 3 Mar 2026, 03:33 1.150 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, 3 Mar 2026, 06:23
Duration: 5 hours, 39 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

3 March 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — San Francisco

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
00:44 Tue, 3 Mar
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction South-southwest 193°
58.2°
01:50 Tue, 3 Mar
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction Southwest 219°
52.1°
03:04 Tue, 3 Mar
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction West-southwest 240°
40.7°
03:33 Tue, 3 Mar
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West-southwest 246°
35.5°
04:02 Tue, 3 Mar
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-southwest 252°
30.2°
05:17 Tue, 3 Mar
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West 264°
16.0°
06:23 Tue, 3 Mar
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West.
Map direction West 274°
3.3°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in San Francisco

Eclipse Visibility From San FranciscoVisibility Worldwide
8 Apr 2024 Partial 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

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

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