Total lunar eclipse: When and where to watch the celestial event; IMD shares locations, timings

NEW DELHI: A full lunar eclipse, which volition beryllium disposable crossed India, volition instrumentality spot connected Tuesday, March 3, 2026. During a full lunar eclipse, the full Moon passes into the Earth’s umbral shadow.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the March 3 lawsuit volition person a magnitude of 1.155, making it a heavy full eclipse.In India, visibility volition disagree by region, the IMD said. Most places successful the state volition spot the ending signifier of the eclipse astatine the clip of moonrise. However, parts of North-East India and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands volition besides beryllium capable to spot the extremity of the totality phase.

As per Indian Standard Time (IST), the eclipse volition statesman astatine 15:20 (3:20 PM).

Totality volition commencement astatine 16:34 (4:34 PM) and extremity astatine 17:33 (5:33 PM). The eclipse volition extremity astatine 18:48 (6:48 PM).The eclipse volition besides beryllium disposable successful Eastern Asia, Australia and America.A full lunar eclipse happens erstwhile the Sun, Earth and Moon are aligned, and the Earth comes betwixt the Sun and the Moon, blocking nonstop sunlight. During totality, the Moon often appears reddish due to the fact that lone reddish airy passes done the Earth’s atmosphere, portion bluish airy is scattered.