Total lunar eclipse on March 3 to be visible from most parts of India

A total lunar eclipse will occur on March 3. It will be visible from most places in India except some places in the extreme western part of the country.

The eclipse that will begin in the evening on March 3 will be visible in the region covering eastern Asia, Australia, Pacific Ocean and Americas.

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“Most of the places of India will observe the ending of the lunar eclipse at the time of moonrise except some places of North-East India and Andaman and Nicobar Islands where the end of the totality phase of the eclipse will also be visible,” the Ministry of Earth Sciences said on Thursday.

In general, the eclipse will begin at 15 hr 20 min IST and the ending time of the eclipse is 18 hr 48 min IST.

The totality of this eclipse will begin at 16 hr 34 min IST and the ending time of the totality of this eclipse is 17 hr 33 min IST.

The magnitude of the eclipse is 1.155.

The next lunar eclipse which will be visible from India is on 6th July, 2028 and the same is a partial lunar eclipse.

Last lunar eclipse which was visible from India was on 7-8 September, 2025 and it was a total lunar eclipse.

Lunar Eclipse occurs on a full moon day when the Earth comes in between the Sun and the Moon and when all the three objects are aligned.

A total lunar eclipse will occur when the whole Moon comes under the umbral shadow of the Earth and the partial lunar eclipse occurs only when a part of the Moon comes under shadow of the Earth.