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Total Lunar Eclipse on March 3 Will Paint the Moon Red Across the Pacific and the Americas

Official forecasts map a 58‑minute totality within a five‑hour sequence, with views ranging from full in Mexico to curtailed by sunrise in parts of South America.

Overview

  • Authoritative schedules place the main eclipse window at 09:49–13:17 UT, with totality from 11:04 to 12:03 UT as the Moon passes fully into Earth’s umbra.
  • Visibility is broad across the Pacific, the Americas, east Asia and Australia, while multiple reports note Africa and Europe will miss the show.
  • In Mexico the full progression, including totality, is expected before dawn, whereas Peru’s space agency says some western areas may catch brief totality and eastern regions only a partial phase near moonset.
  • Local astronomers in Santa Fe, Argentina, warn the event will be effectively unobservable there because it coincides with sunrise low on the horizon.
  • NASA explains the Moon’s red hue arises from sunlight filtered through Earth’s atmosphere; the event is safe to view with the naked eye, and some outlets disagree on the next comparable eclipse, citing either late 2028 or 2048.