Overview
- NASA’s timetable places totality around 6:04–7:03 a.m. EST (3:04–4:03 a.m. PST), with the eclipse visible Tuesday morning across North and Central America and Tuesday evening in eastern Asia, Australia and the Pacific, but not in Europe or Africa.
- All 50 U.S. states can watch, though much of the East Coast will see the moon set during totality, creating a brief chance for a selenelion as the eclipsed moon sets opposite the rising sun.
- In India, national guidance says most locations will catch only the later stages at moonrise, while parts of the Northeast — including Dibrugarh, Dispur, Guwahati, Itanagar and Shillong — are positioned for full totality, with limited additional visibility in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Pakistan’s Meteorological Department lists local phases from 1:44 p.m. to 7:23 p.m. PKT, noting that much of the event occurs in daylight and that only the final stages may be seen after moonrise in some cities, weather permitting.
- The eclipse is safe to view without eye protection, binoculars or a telescope can enhance the sight, and livestreams from outlets such as Griffith Observatory and Timeanddate are planned; this is 2026’s only total lunar eclipse, with the next total event not until December 31, 2028.