Total lunar eclipse March 2026 — Live updates

The ‘blood moon’ will be visible to skywatchers across western North America, Australia, New Zealand and eastern Asia, weather dependent. (Image credit: WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images)

The March 2026 total lunar eclipse will bring a dramatic blood moon to skies across North America, Australia, New Zealand and eastern Asia — if you know where to look.

Though the blood moon total lunar eclipse will be visible to billions of people across the night side of Earth on March 3, the best views will be from the western half of North America, Australia and the Pacific.

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

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.