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The total lunar eclipse of March 2–3, 2026, painted the Moon crimson across the Americas, Asia, and Oceania in a 56-minute display of totality — the last such event until New Year's Eve 2028. Beyond the spectacle, the eclipse's rare coincidence with the Hindu festival of Holi sparked a nationwide debate in India over ritual timing, while a fleeting selenelion effect on the U.S. East Coast allowed observers to witness both the eclipsed Moon and the rising Sun simultaneously in an apparent defiance of geometry.