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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Cairns, Qld, Australia

Mar 3, 2026 at 9:33 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Cairns, Queensland
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:44 pm
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 9:33 pm 1.150 Magnitude
Ends: Wed, Mar 4, 2026 at 12:23 am
Duration: 5 hours, 39 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

March 3–4, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Cairns

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
6:44 pm Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East.
Map direction East 81°
2.3°
7:50 pm Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction East-northeast 76°
17.2°
9:04 pm Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction East-northeast 69°
33.9°
9:33 pm Tue, Mar 3
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East-northeast 65°
40.3°
10:02 pm Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-northeast 60°
46.4°
11:17 pm Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction Northeast 40°
60.3°
12:23 am Wed, Mar 4
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction North
66.9°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Cairns

Eclipse Visibility From CairnsVisibility Worldwide
Mar 14, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3–4, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 7, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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