where will the moon be in the sky during the eclipse

During a lunar eclipse, the Moon is always directly opposite the Sun in the sky, so it will be roughly where you see a normal full Moon: high in the sky around local midnight, rising around sunset, and setting around sunrise.

Quick Scoop: Where the Moon Will Be

• In any lunar eclipse , the Moon is at full phase , opposite the Sun in the sky.

• That means:
  • If the eclipse happens in your evening, the Moon will be rising in the east as the Sun sets in the west.

* Around the middle of the eclipse, the Moon is usually **high in the sky** (roughly south if you’re in the northern hemisphere, roughly north if you’re in the southern hemisphere).

* Near the end of the eclipse, it will be **setting in the west** near sunrise.

For the March 2–3, 2026 total lunar eclipse specifically, the Moon will be in the constellation Leo , so it will appear in that part of the sky’s star background while it darkens and turns reddish.

How to picture it

• Face the direction opposite the Sun :
  • If the Sun has just set in the west, look low in the east for the rising eclipsed Moon.
  • If it’s deep night, look high overhead or toward your local meridian (south if you’re north of the equator, north if you’re south of it).

* Near sunrise, the eclipsed Moon – or its last partial phases – will be **low in the west**.

Because the exact height and direction depend on your location and time zone , you can get a precise sky position (altitude and azimuth) for your city by using an eclipse calculator or planetarium app for the March 2–3, 2026 total lunar eclipse and your local time.

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