SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – There will be a total lunar eclipse in the early morning hours of Tuesday, March 3, 2026, and if at Lake Tahoe or in the rest of California, the action starts at 12:44 a.m. It will be at a maximum, or totality, at 3:33 a.m., and it will end 5 hours 39 minutes after it starts at 6:23 a.m. The total lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into Earth’s shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened.
The skies above Lake Tahoe are forecast to be clear. To find out more on how to locate the event in the sky, visit HERE.
For 58 minutes, the moon will appear a color described as coppery, rust or orange-red, earning the name “blood moon.”
Unlike solar eclipses, lunar eclipses are completely safe to look at without filters or special glasses, Space.com said. The total lunar eclipse tonight will be visible to skywatchers across North America, Australia, New Zealand and eastern Asia, weather permitting. Over 40 percent of the world’s population will be able to see at least some of the blood moon phase.
According to timeanddate.com, the next total lunar eclipse that can be seen from Lake Tahoe will occur on June 25, 2029, and the height will be at sunset.
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