The moon goes dark in early March, and scientists hope the public will join them for an eclipse party!
Hawaiʻi is one of the only places in the world in the direct path of a lunar eclipse in the early hours of Tuesday, March 3, 2026. The moment of "maximum eclipse" is expected around 1:30 a.m. local time.
"That's going to be happening on the night of March 2, heading into the morning of March 3, and the total lunar eclipse is when the Earth's shadow falls on the moon and turns it a kind of beautiful red, coppery, brownish color," he said.
Sorry most of the photos are not as sharp as it should be. I had problem focusing with the camera mounted on the tripod, so I had to take the photos with the camera handheld.
The last total lunar eclipse visible from Hawaiʻi was on Nov. 8, 2022. Residents will have to wait until Dec. 31, 2028, for the next one — but Hawaiʻi will not be quite as well placed.
