Dallas, Texas – Residents across North-Central and East Texas should mark March 3 now, when a rare 58-minute Blood Moon will unfold from 5:04 to 6:03 a.m. Central Time, delivering the region’s last visible total lunar eclipse until 2028.
According to NASA eclipse timing data, totality begins at 5:04 a.m. CT on March 3 and peaks at 5:33 a.m., when the Moon turns deep red inside Earth’s shadow. The Moon will sit low along the western horizon and may set during totality, narrowing the viewing window as sunrise approaches across the region.
In Dallas-Fort Worth, west-facing areas away from skyline lighting — including open parks west of downtown or along Joe Pool Lake — will improve visibility. In Fort Worth, clear sightlines across open prairie offer strong contrast. Tyler, Longview and Lufkin residents in East Texas should seek rural areas in the Piney Woods with an unobstructed western horizon to avoid light pollution.
The partial eclipse begins around 4:04 a.m. CT, giving early risers nearly an hour to watch Earth’s shadow steadily cover the Moon before totality. No eclipse glasses are required, and binoculars can enhance surface detail and deepen the copper-red hues.
Cloud cover could interfere, so checking local weather conditions on March 2 is essential. Once the Moon dips below the horizon the morning of March 3, North and East Texas will not see another total lunar eclipse until 2028 — making this pre-sunrise event worth planning for now.
