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Watch the 'blood moon' total lunar eclipse on March 3 with these free livestreams
Watch the 'blood moon' total lunar eclipse on March 3 with these free livestreams
published
1 March 2026
It'll be the last blood moon until New Year's Eve 2028.
[graphic showing a blood moon during a total lunar eclipse in the center of a laptop screen with a pink and yellow "live" sign in the top right corner.]
- A blood moon rises on March 3, you can watch the action unfold online with these livestreams.
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Stargazers across the U.S. will be treated to a dramatic orbital display in the early hours of March 3, as Earth's shadow falls across its natural satellite, giving rise to a"blood moon" total lunar eclipse.
Over 3.3 billion people across the Americas, Asia and Oceania will get a glimpse of the climactic blood moon phase, as the lunar disk — fully immersed in Earth's inner shadow — is bathed in sunlight filtered by our atmosphere, turning it a coppery red hue.
Time and Date
LIVE: Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon) - March 2–3, 2026 - YouTube
[LIVE: Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon) - March 2–3, 2026 - YouTube]
Time and Date will host live coverage of the March 3 total lunar eclipse on its YouTube channel, starting at 4:30 a.m. EST (0930 GMT). The stream will feature live views from Los Angeles, Western Australia and potentially more, with expert commentary provided by journalist Anne Buckle and astrophysicist Graham Jones.
Virtual Telescope Project
The 3 March 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse: a live, international event - 3 March 2026 - YouTube
[The 3 March 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse: a live, international event - 3 March 2026 - YouTube]
The Virtual Telescope Project will host a livestream of its own, providing a global perspective of the eclipse starting at 3:30 a.m. EST (0830 GMT), with live views coming from a team of astrophotographers in Australia, the United States and Canada. Gianluca Masi, the organization's founder, will provide live commentary.
Griffith Observatory
TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE | MARCH 3, 2026 | GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY - YouTube
[TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE | MARCH 3, 2026 | GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY - YouTube]
Our final livestream comes courtesy of the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, which will stream views of the eclipse on its YouTube channel beginning at 3:37 a.m. EST (0837 GMT). From its vantage point on the west coast of America, the observatory will be perfectly positioned to provide coverage throughout the eclipse, running from the penumbral phase through totality and beyond, as Earth's shadow retreats from the lunar disk.
Photographers hoping to immortalize their own views of the blood moon should read our expert's guide to capturing a total lunar eclipse, along with our roundups of the best cameras and lenses for astrophotography.
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Editor's Note: If you would like to share your blood moon photos with Space.com's readers, then please send your photo(s), comments, and your name and location to spacephotos@space.com.
Skywatching Writer
Anthony Wood joined Space.com in April 2025 after contributing articles to outlets including IGN, New Atlas and Gizmodo. He has a passion for the night sky, science, Hideo Kojima, and human space exploration, and can’t wait for the day when astronauts once again set foot on the moon.
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