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2026 lunar eclipse visible in Nevada. How to watch
How to Watch Nevada’s 2026 Lunar Eclipse
A total lunar eclipse will cross Nevada skies early Tuesday morning. Here’s when totality begins and where to watch.
A lunar eclipse will be in Nevada skies late Monday night — or, more accurately, early Tuesday morning, March 3.
The downside is the hour: you’ll have to be up very late or very early, depending on your perspective.
Unlike a solar eclipse, which occurs when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun, a lunar eclipse happens when Earth casts its shadow on the moon, creating a rusty red hue.
If you’re looking to see the lunar eclipse, here’s everything you need to know about viewing it in Nevada.
What eclipse is in 2026?
If you live in the U.S., you will be able to see the lunar eclipse starting at 12:44 a.m. PST Tuesday, March 3, 2026, according to NASA. During the night, you’ll see the moon in a reddish hue, or a blood moon.
Totality lasts for a little more than an hour before the moon begins to emerge from behind Earth’s shadow, according to the popular site timeanddate.com. As the moon moves into Earth’s shadow, also known as the umbra, it appears red-orange or a “ghostly copper color,” hence its name: blood moon, NASA says.
“During a lunar eclipse, the moon appears red or orange because any sunlight that’s not blocked by our planet is filtered through a thick slice of Earth’s atmosphere on its way to the lunar surface,” NASA says. “It’s as if all the world’s sunrises and sunsets are projected onto the moon.”
Countdown clock to the 2026 total lunar eclipse
If you live in the U.S., you will be able to see the eclipse starting at 12:44 a.m. PST Tuesday, March 3, 2026.
The entire eclipse will last about six hours. People in Nevada can see the lunar eclipse during the early morning hours of Tuesday, March 3, 2026. The total lunar eclipse will be visible in North America, South America, Eastern Europe, Asia, Australia and Antarctica.
Everything will be over by 6:23 a.m. PST on March 3, 2026. Below is a countdown clock for the 2026 total lunar eclipse.
Where are the best places to see the lunar eclipse near Reno?
Though the Biggest Little City has an abundance of light pollution, darker skies are less than an hour from Reno.
- Fort Churchill State Park: The park provides a dark night sky ideal for evening astronomical events among the ruins of Fort Churchill. Park entrance costs $5 for Nevada residents and $10 for nonresidents.
- Pyramid Lake: A popular spot for Renoites seeking a night of stargazing, the lake is less than an hour from The Biggest Little City. It offers beautiful natural wonders and dark skies that give a clear view of the lunar eclipse.
- Lake Tahoe: Multiple locations around the lake are excellent for stargazing that are less than an hour from Reno.
- Cold Springs or Hidden Valley still get light pollution from the Biggest Little City, but have clearer skies than the middle of town.
- Driving down the road on USA Parkway will likely also give you the dark skies to see the lunar eclipse without having to make a significant drive outside of town.
Carly Sauvageau with the Reno Gazette Journal contributed to this report.
LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — A special ceremony at Allegiant Stadium recognized Nevada’s Youth of the Year ambassador finalists on Saturday.
Several dignitaries attended the event as a panel of judges listened to speeches from the finalists.
They shared their leadership skills and personal growth within Boys & Girls Clubs around the Silver State.
Youth of the Year is a national competition to honor exemplary teen Club members.
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Luna N. was named Southern Nevada’s Youth of the Year ambassador earlier this year.
Nevada has one of the lowest property tax rates in the country. That’s an achievement to celebrate, not a problem to fix.
WalletHub recently released a report on property tax rates throughout the country. It found that Nevada’s effective tax rate on property was 0.47 percent. It put the median home price in Nevada at around $435,000. At that 0.47 percent rate, the average annual taxes on a home that price would be just more than $2,000. The only states with lower rates are Hawaii at 0.27 percent and Alabama at 0.38 percent.
Most of Nevada’s neighbors also rank quite well. Arizona comes in fourth. Idaho is seventh, and Utah was ranked 10th. Thanks to California’s Proposition 13 — passed in 1978 to rein in the worst instincts of state politicians — even the Golden State ranks 17th in the country. Oregon ranks 27th.
No one likes paying property taxes, but Nevada’s low rates help families and those on fixed incomes afford their homes. Imagine living in New Jersey. It ranks last with an effective tax rate of 2.11 percent. The median home value in that state is around $455,000. That’s slightly higher than Nevada. But a New Jersey resident with a home of that value can expect to pay more than $9,500 annually in property taxes.
Yes, you read that correctly. A New Jersey resident who owns a median-priced home has to pay the government nearly $10,000 a year. That sounds more like renting from the government than homeownership.
Nevada’s property tax system, however, is subject to regular attacks in the Legislature. Last year, Assembly Democrats overwhelmingly voted for a constitutional amendment to increase property taxes on resold homes. The proposal died after not receiving a vote in the Senate. In 2021, the Nevada Association of Counties proposed a different bill to boost future property tax revenues. It didn’t receive a vote.
It’s true that Nevada’s property tax system is complicated. Determining how much someone pays involves terms such as “taxable value,” “depreciation” and “tax caps.” But the primary motivation of those wishing to change the system doesn’t appear to be simplicity. They clearly want more property tax dollars for governments to spend. Rather than raising taxes, they should promote the construction of more housing, which would drive additional property tax collections.
You don’t have to be able to articulate all the details to realize that Nevada’s property tax system works well. Property owners know there is a limit on how much their taxes can increase. The property tax caps provide government entities a stable source of funding. They even limit how much property tax collections will fall if housing prices drop.
Nevada is on top of a good list. Lawmakers should keep it that way.
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