Overview
- Totality runs from 6:04 to 7:03 a.m. EST on March 3, with the eclipse starting at 3:44 a.m. and ending around 9:23 a.m., according to NASA.
- Western Canada and the northern territories are highlighted as prime vantage points, with cities such as Vancouver, Whitehorse and Yellowknife seeing the full event from start to finish.
- Many locations in the Northeast U.S. and eastern Canada will experience moonset during totality, so viewers should watch low in the western sky before sunrise.
- The Moon appears red during totality because Earth’s atmosphere refracts sunlight, allowing red and orange wavelengths to illuminate the lunar surface.
- This is the only total lunar eclipse visible from North America in 2026, and the next comparable opportunity is not expected until late 2028.