Tue, Mar 3
Total lunar eclipse on March 3, 2026 from Beijing
Part of it (the Moon rises or sets during it).
This has passed
Times are local (GMT+8).
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Beijing: a very bright ISS pass, a Starlink train, a meteor shower peak, planets together, a supermoon or eclipse, the northern lights, or a bright comet. Only the city is stored, not your location.
Put Beijing's sky in your calendar
Full moons, meteor showers, eclipses and bright ISS passes (with a 10-minute reminder) appear in your calendar and update by themselves.
Eclipse timeline
Slide along the bar: the Moon drifts through Earth's shadow and turns copper red inside it.
7:33 PM
Blood Moon
Plan your night
☁️ Clouds through the night
The hour-by-hour cloud forecast appears about five days before.
🌑 Find a dark sky
City light hides most of the show. Drive until the sky looks clearly darker (often 30–60 minutes out), away from streetlights, with an open view.
🛰️ Also crossing the sky that night
Bright ISS and Starlink passes during the best hours appear about five days before.
The Moon slips fully into Earth's shadow and turns a coppery red.
How to watch
- No equipment needed, and it is safe to look at.
- The Moon must be above your horizon: check the table for your city.
- Binoculars show the red color of totality best.
Other cities
- ShanghaiPart of it (the Moon rises or sets during it)
- FukuokaPart of it (the Moon rises or sets during it)
- TaipeiPart of it (the Moon rises or sets during it)
- VladivostokPart of it (the Moon rises or sets during it)
- Okinawa (Naha)Part of it (the Moon rises or sets during it)
- Hong KongPart of it (the Moon rises or sets during it)
- OsakaPart of it (the Moon rises or sets during it)
- NagoyaWhole eclipse
- HanoiPart of it (the Moon rises or sets during it)
- TokyoWhole eclipse
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).