02/28/2026
Hawaiʻi is one of the few places in the world in the direct path of a total lunar eclipse in the early hours of Tuesday, March 3. Where should you go to see it?
"Any place outside, out from under a roof, and you have to be somewhere in the Pacific Ocean, like us here in Hawaiʻi, because the path of totality goes over the Pacific, and the only other places in the world that will see it are like the West Coast of the U.S., just barely, and maybe Guam. And that's about it," said Roy Gal from the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy.
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.
The institute and Bishop Museum will host a free eclipse viewing party at the museum starting at 11 p.m. on March 2.
Keep reading the full story: https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/the-conversation/2026-02-27/hawaii-skies-total-lunar-eclipse-in-the-early-hours-of-march-3
📸: FILE - The moon appears red during a total lunar eclipse seen from Pakistan, Sept. 7, 2025. (Anjum Naveed/AP)
