March 3, 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse

On the early evening of March 3, 2026, there will be a total lunar eclipse that will be visible in the Philippines as well as Asia, Australia , Pacific and most of the American continent. The Moon will enter the Earth’s light shadow (penumbra) at around 4:44pm (PST) and Earth’s dark shadow (umbra) at around 5:50pm (PST) when the moon is still below horizon. Moonrise will be around 5:58pm (PST) when a small part of the Moon is already eclipsed. The umbral phase will continue to progress until 07:05pm (PST) when it enters totality phase with the Moon situated 15 deg above the eastern horizon. Maximum totality phase will occur at around 7:34pm (PST) with the Moon 22 deg high. Totality phase ends at around 8:03pm (PST) with the Moon rising above 29 deg above the eastern horizon already. Afterwards, Moon will start to slowly exits the Earth’s dark shadow at around 9:17pm (PST). Moon will finally exits the umbral shadow at 10:23pm (PST) with the Moon 61 deg high above the eastern horizon ending the lunar eclipse. Belownis the local circumstances for the total lunar eclipse in Manila, Philippines.

February 22, 2026 Astronomy Experts Series 2026 featuring Sam Kohls

To celebrate National Astronomy Week 2026, with the theme “Rising Stars: Youth Leading the Future of Philippine Astronomy”, the Astronomical League of the Philippines is hosting a free online talk on picosatellites as part of its Astronomy Expert Speaker Series. The talk will be held on February 22, 2026 (Sunday) at 9:30 a.m. Philippine Standard Time (February 21, Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EST).


“Small Satellite, Big Opportunity: University Students Develop LEOPARDSat-1” is being presented by Sam Kohls, a Mechanical Engineering Technology student (Class of 2026), and Program Director of the CubeCats program at the University of Cincinnati. Sam will talk about their CubeCats program and give a technical overview of LEOPARDSat-1. He will also talk about managing such a project, given challenges such as their members being university students, and gaining and then retaining talented and/or passionate people especially as students move on, and their partnership with the Cincinnati Astronomical Society.


Register now for this free Zoom online talk using this link –

https://bit.ly/4ktJuGk

or by scanning the QR code below using your cellphone camera.

After registration, please check your registered e-mail for the Zoom meeting link. See you!