Here is some info on and viewing times for the total lunar eclipse coming up on March 3.
The maximum eclipse will be at 11:33 UTC (6:33 a.m. ET). Partial eclipse will begin about 2 hours before that time and end two hours later.
Best views will be from the western parts of U.S. and Canada, Japan, New Zealand, eastern Australia and Pacific islands.
Note that the moon will set when the Sun rises at a given location.
More at https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2026-march-3
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Here is a cool visualization of the lunar eclipse of Tuesday, March 3, 2026. In it, the Moon moves from right to left, passing through Earth's shadow and leaving in its wake an eclipse diagram with the times (in UTC) at various stages of the eclipse.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd1R8rrAMzw
More info at https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/moon/march-2026-total-lunar-eclipse-your-questions-answered/
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Scientific Visualization Studio
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For those who cannot watch the lunar eclipse of March 3 due to location, timing or weather, you can watch at it online at one of these livestreams on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeOlqcK5Edg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TywJ47LZ-Ic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQLcLAfilkQ
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Griffith Observatory is hosting a live online broadcast of the total lunar eclipse on March 3 from 12:47 a.m. to 6:25 a.m., PST, weather permitting. TIMELINE...
10:45 UTC - The eclipsed moon as seen in the livestream from Griffith Observatory. Full eclipse will begin at 11:04 UTC.
Too cloudy at my location to see anything.
10:55 UTC - The eclipsed moon as seen in the livestream from timeanddate. Full eclipse will begin at 11:04 UTC.
11:33 UTC - Three views from livestreams of the lunar eclipse at its peak. Two from California and one from New Zealand.
@AkaSci Just began collecting webcast links - here are two more:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNZCZcS45jg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtL3BA94t5g
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Daniel Fischer