Chandra Grahan Date & Time - March 2026 - Lunar Eclipse Visible in India

Lunar Eclipse i.e., Chandra Grahan occurring on March 3, 2026 (Tuesday) Night is visible in India.

Note: Lunar Eclipse starts before Moon Rise in India and is visible from Moon Rise time to 6.48 pm IST on March 3rd Tuesday Evening.

Lunar Eclipse Time

- Partial Eclipse starts at 3.20 pm IST (on March 3rd - Tuesday Afternoon)

- Total Eclipse starts at 4.34 pm IST (on March 3rd - Tuesday Evening)

- Greatest Eclipse at 5.04 pm IST (on March 3rd - Tuesday Evening)

- Total Eclipse ends at 5.33 pm IST (on March 3rd - Tuesday Evening)

- Partial Eclipse ends at 6.48 pm IST (on March 3rd, Tuesday Night)

- Partial Lunar Eclipse Duration: 3 Hours 27 Minutes

- Total Lunar Eclipse Duration: 58 Minutes

Note: Penumbral Eclipse starts on March 3rd (Tuesday) Afternoon at 2.14 pm IST and ends at 7.53 pm IST on March 3rd (Tuesday) Night. Traditional Panchangam don't consider Penumbral Lunar Eclipse as Chandra Grahan - It is called as Upchaya Chandra Grahan - Its only of astronomical importance - Even in places where it is visible, the penumbral eclipse is difficult to be seen even through telescope.

Penumbral Eclipse

- begins at 2.14 pm IST (on March 3rd, Tuesday Afternoon) and

- ends at 7.53 pm IST (on March 3rd, Tuesday Night)

Note: Penumbral Eclipse is difficult to be seen even with Telescope. Penumbral Lumar Eclipse is not considered in Panchang in Bharat.

Visible in India:

Lunar Eclipse is visible in India including New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad (Bhagyanagar), Kurukshetra, Varanasi, Noida, Gurgoan, Prayagraj, Lucknow etc

The eclipse is visible in all States of India including Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, North Eastern States etc

The Moon Eclipse is visible in Asia, Australia, Pacific, Americas. The timings in India is given above. For timings in other parts of the World one can see the map given in NASA website or check with local authorities.

For more details, map one can see official NASA website https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot2001/LE2026Mar03T.pdf

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