{"id":20021,"date":"2026-02-26T15:49:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T10:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/?p=20021"},"modified":"2026-02-26T15:49:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T10:49:36","slug":"first-total-lunar-eclipse-of-the-year-to-occur-on-march-3-says-meteorological-department","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/?p=20021","title":{"rendered":"First Total Lunar Eclipse of the Year to Occur on March 3, Says Meteorological Department"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-69561a19-c07c-8331-a726-7a0a9c86b8d1-7\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-52\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"841e11c1-c93a-418f-b528-40a510513775\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"1892\" data-end=\"2185\"><strong>The Meteorological Department has announced that the first total lunar eclipse of the year will take place on March 3, during which the Moon will appear reddish as it moves into the Earth\u2019s shadow. According to experts, this astronomical phenomenon is commonly referred to as a \u201cBlood Moon.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2189\" data-end=\"2488\">This will be the first total lunar eclipse of 2026, occurring when the Earth comes directly between the Sun and the Moon, causing the Moon to be fully covered by the Earth\u2019s shadow and take on a red or orange hue. Astronomers describe the event as scientifically significant and visually striking.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2492\" data-end=\"2665\">In Pakistan, the eclipse will begin at 1:44 pm, while the partial phase will start at 2:50 pm. The total lunar eclipse will occur at 4:05 pm and reach its peak at 4:34 pm.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2669\" data-end=\"2965\">The ending phase will begin at 5:03 pm, and the eclipse will completely conclude at 7:23 pm. The phenomenon will be clearly visible in Australia, North and South America, and several other regions of the world. In Pakistan, however, it will only be partially visible due to daylight conditions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2969\" data-end=\"3248\">Experts explain that a total lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth\u2019s shadow completely covers the Moon, blocking direct sunlight. However, some sunlight passing through the Earth\u2019s atmosphere bends and casts a red or orange glow on the Moon, giving rise to the term \u201cBlood Moon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3252\" data-end=\"3409\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Astronomers have clarified that the Moon\u2019s reddish appearance is a purely natural astronomical process and is not linked to any unusual or dangerous changes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px absolute bottom-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Meteorological Department has announced that the first total lunar eclipse of the year will take place on March 3, during which the Moon will appear reddish as it moves into the Earth\u2019s shadow. According to experts, this astronomical phenomenon is commonly referred to as a \u201cBlood Moon.\u201d This will be the first total lunar [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20023,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAowgLK2DA:productID":"","_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"subtitle":""},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,46,36],"tags":[11015,5441,11014,1701,594,62],"class_list":["post-20021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-important-news","category-latest","category-pakistan","tag-astronomers","tag-astronomical-event","tag-blood-moon","tag-lunar-eclipse","tag-meteorological-department","tag-pakistan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20021","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20021"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20021\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20024,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20021\/revisions\/20024"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}