The current total lunar eclipse (the March 2–3, 2026 Blood Moon) fully ends at 14:23 UTC on March 3, 2026, when even the faint penumbral shadow is gone.

Quick Scoop: Key Times (UTC)

For the March 3, 2026 total lunar eclipse:

  • Penumbral eclipse begins: 08:44 UTC.
  • Partial eclipse begins: 09:50 UTC.
  • Totality (full red Moon) begins: 11:04 UTC.
  • Maximum eclipse: 11:33 UTC.
  • Totality ends (red phase fades): 12:02–12:03 UTC.
  • Partial eclipse ends: 13:17 UTC.
  • Penumbral eclipse ends (eclipse completely over): 14:23 UTC.

So if you’re asking “when does the lunar eclipse end” in the strictest sense, it ends at about 14:23 UTC when the penumbral phase finishes.

How this feels from the ground

  • The dramatic “Blood Moon” phase is over once totality ends around 12:02–12:03 UTC.
  • After that, you’ll still see a partial eclipse for about another 1 hour 15 minutes, then a very subtle dimming (penumbral) for about another hour.

In many forum and social media discussions, people casually say the eclipse “ended” when the red color disappeared, which is that 12:02–12:03 UTC mark.

Local time tip

Because eclipses are given in UTC , you just convert:

  1. Take the UTC “end” time you care about (12:03 UTC for the red phase, or 14:23 UTC for the absolute end).
  1. Adjust by your time zone offset (and daylight rules) to get your local clock time.

Many forum threads after recent eclipses show people confused because the Moon had already set in their location even though the eclipse wasn’t “over” yet in UTC terms—your view can end earlier if the Moon is below the horizon.

TL;DR:

  • Red Blood Moon phase ends: ~12:02–12:03 UTC, March 3, 2026.
  • Whole eclipse fully ends: ~14:23 UTC, March 3, 2026.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.