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← Total lunar eclipse on March 3, 2026

Tue, Mar 3

Total lunar eclipse on March 3, 2026 from Rochester, New York

Part of it (the Moon rises or sets during it).

This has passed

Times are local (EST).

"Worth looking up" alerts for Rochester, New York

One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Rochester, New York: 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 Rochester, New York'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.

Inner shadow

6:33 AM

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.
Tonight's sky over Rochester, New York →

Other cities

  • BuffaloPart of it (the Moon rises or sets during it)
  • Syracuse, NYPart of it (the Moon rises or sets during it)
  • TorontoPart of it (the Moon rises or sets during it)
  • Allentown, PAPart of it (the Moon rises or sets during it)
  • PittsburghPart of it (the Moon rises or sets during it)
  • Albany, NYPart of it (the Moon rises or sets during it)
  • BaltimorePart of it (the Moon rises or sets during it)
  • PhiladelphiaPart of it (the Moon rises or sets during it)
  • Paterson, NJPart of it (the Moon rises or sets during it)
  • NewarkPart of it (the Moon rises or sets during it)

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).