{"id":313682,"date":"2026-02-23T22:26:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T22:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/313682\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T22:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T22:26:12","slug":"total-lunar-eclipse-march-2026-live-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/313682\/","title":{"rendered":"Total lunar eclipse March 2026 \u2014 Live updates"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A blood moon captured over South Africa. (Image credit: WIKUS DE WET\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

In just one week, a spectacular display of orbital mechanics will be visible to billions of people across the Americas, Asia, and Oceania, as Earth’s shadow sweeps across the lunar disk, triggering the onset of an awe-inspiring ‘blood moon’ total lunar eclipse.<\/p>\n

Read more: 1 week until a breathtaking blood moon rises over the US during total lunar eclipse 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

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