Daily Moon Almanac for Charleston, South Carolina
Saturday   03/14/2026
04:59 am
MOONRISE
10:00 am
APEX (Transit)
03:07 pm
MOONSET
21.2%
Illumination at Apex
Waning Crescent
Moon Phase
246,875
Distance in miles
March's full moon is called the Worm Moon
Charleston, South Carolina - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
March 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)
MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)
DistancePhaseIllumination
105:46 am 04:37 pm 11:33 pm 235,310Full Moon 98.0%
206:19 am 05:43 pm 236,843Full Moon 99.3%
312:20 am 06:48 am 06:45 pm 238,381 Full Moon
06:38 am
100.0%
401:04 am 07:15 am 07:46 pm 241,447Full Moon 99.3%
501:47 am 07:41 am 08:45 pm 244,342Waning Gibbous 96.4%
602:30 am 08:08 am 09:44 pm 246,917Waning Gibbous 91.5%
703:14 am 08:36 am 10:44 pm 249,049Waning Gibbous 85.0%
804:59 am 10:08 am 250,643Waning Gibbous 77.2%
912:43 am 05:46 am 10:44 am 251,630Waning Gibbous 68.5%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)
MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)
DistancePhaseIllumination
1001:41 am 06:35 am 11:26 am 251,968Waning Gibbous 59.1%
1102:38 am 07:26 am 12:14 pm 251,640 Last Quarter
05:39 am
50.0%
1203:30 am 08:18 am 01:07 pm 250,653Last Quarter 39.6%
1304:17 am 09:10 am 02:06 pm 249,042Waning Crescent 30.1%
1404:59 am 10:00 am 03:07 pm 246,875Waning Crescent 21.2%
1505:35 am 10:50 am 04:10 pm 244,251Waning Crescent 13.3%
1606:08 am 11:37 am 05:13 pm 241,301Waning Crescent 6.9%
1706:38 am 12:24 pm 06:17 pm 238,184Waning Crescent 2.4%
1807:07 am 01:10 pm 07:22 pm 235,079 New Moon
09:24 pm
0.0%
1907:35 am 01:57 pm 08:28 pm 232,170New Moon 0.6%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)
MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)
DistancePhaseIllumination
2008:06 am 02:46 pm 09:37 pm 229,640Waxing Crescent 3.9%
2108:39 am 03:39 pm 10:48 pm 227,649Waxing Crescent 10.0%
2209:18 am 04:35 pm 226,327Waxing Crescent 18.4%
2312:01 am 10:05 am 05:36 pm 225,761Waxing Crescent 28.7%
2401:12 am 10:59 am 06:39 pm 225,986First Quarter 40.1%
2502:19 am 12:02 pm 07:41 pm 226,983 First Quarter
03:18 pm
50.0%
2603:17 am 01:10 pm 08:41 pm 228,678Waxing Gibbous 63.6%
2704:05 am 02:19 pm 09:37 pm 230,950Waxing Gibbous 74.2%
2804:46 am 03:27 pm 10:28 pm 233,650Waxing Gibbous 83.5%
2905:20 am 04:32 pm 11:15 pm 236,611Waxing Gibbous 90.8%
3005:49 am 05:34 pm 11:59 pm 239,660Waxing Gibbous 96.1%
3106:16 am 06:34 pm 241,174Full Moon 98.0%
Did you know?
This full moon on the 3rd is known as the Full Worm Moon.
The moon phase for today is Waning Crescent.
The moon is 21.2% illuminated today.
Tomorrow the moon will decrease in illumination.
The Worm Moon represented the time to plant crops to some tribes
   and the return of plentiful hunting and gathering for all.


March 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
March 1
Set: 05:46 am
Rise: 04:37 pm
Apex: 11:33 pm
Illumination: 98.0%
Distance: 235,310
2
March 2
Set: 06:19 am
Rise: 05:43 pm
Illumination: 99.3%
Distance: 236,843
3 FULL MOON
March 3
Apex: 12:20 am
Full Moon: 06:38 am
Set: 06:48 am
Rise: 06:45 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 238,381
4
March 4
Apex: 01:04 am
Set: 07:15 am
Rise: 07:46 pm
Illumination: 99.3%
Distance: 241,447
5
March 5
Apex: 01:47 am
Set: 07:41 am
Rise: 08:45 pm
Illumination: 96.4%
Distance: 244,342
6
March 6
Apex: 02:30 am
Set: 08:08 am
Rise: 09:44 pm
Illumination: 91.5%
Distance: 246,917
7
March 7
Apex: 03:14 am
Set: 08:36 am
Rise: 10:44 pm
Illumination: 85.0%
Distance: 249,049
8
March 8
Apex: 04:59 am
Set: 10:08 am
Illumination: 77.2%
Distance: 250,643
9
March 9
Rise: 12:43 am
Apex: 05:46 am
Set: 10:44 am
Illumination: 68.5%
Distance: 251,630
10
March 10
Rise: 01:41 am
Apex: 06:35 am
Set: 11:26 am
Illumination: 59.1%
Distance: 251,968
11 LAST QTR
March 11
Rise: 02:38 am
Last Qtr: 05:39 am
Apex: 07:26 am
Set: 12:14 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 251,640
12
March 12
Rise: 03:30 am
Apex: 08:18 am
Set: 01:07 pm
Illumination: 39.6%
Distance: 250,653
13
March 13
Rise: 04:17 am
Apex: 09:10 am
Set: 02:06 pm
Illumination: 30.1%
Distance: 249,042
14
March 14
Rise: 04:59 am
Apex: 10:00 am
Set: 03:07 pm
Illumination: 21.2%
Distance: 246,875
15
March 15
Rise: 05:35 am
Apex: 10:50 am
Set: 04:10 pm
Illumination: 13.3%
Distance: 244,251
16
March 16
Rise: 06:08 am
Apex: 11:37 am
Set: 05:13 pm
Illumination: 6.9%
Distance: 241,301
17
March 17
Rise: 06:38 am
Apex: 12:24 pm
Set: 06:17 pm
Illumination: 2.4%
Distance: 238,184
18 NEW MOON
March 18
Rise: 07:07 am
Apex: 01:10 pm
Set: 07:22 pm
New Moon: 09:24 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 235,079
19
March 19
Rise: 07:35 am
Apex: 01:57 pm
Set: 08:28 pm
Illumination: 0.6%
Distance: 232,170
20
March 20
Rise: 08:06 am
Apex: 02:46 pm
Set: 09:37 pm
Illumination: 3.9%
Distance: 229,640
21
March 21
Rise: 08:39 am
Apex: 03:39 pm
Set: 10:48 pm
Illumination: 10.0%
Distance: 227,649
22
March 22
Rise: 09:18 am
Apex: 04:35 pm
Illumination: 18.4%
Distance: 226,327
23
March 23
Set: 12:01 am
Rise: 10:05 am
Apex: 05:36 pm
Illumination: 28.7%
Distance: 225,761
24
March 24
Set: 01:12 am
Rise: 10:59 am
Apex: 06:39 pm
Illumination: 40.1%
Distance: 225,986
25 FIRST QTR
March 25
Set: 02:19 am
Rise: 12:02 pm
First Qtr: 03:18 pm
Apex: 07:41 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 226,983
26
March 26
Set: 03:17 am
Rise: 01:10 pm
Apex: 08:41 pm
Illumination: 63.6%
Distance: 228,678
27
March 27
Set: 04:05 am
Rise: 02:19 pm
Apex: 09:37 pm
Illumination: 74.2%
Distance: 230,950
28
March 28
Set: 04:46 am
Rise: 03:27 pm
Apex: 10:28 pm
Illumination: 83.5%
Distance: 233,650
29
March 29
Set: 05:20 am
Rise: 04:32 pm
Apex: 11:15 pm
Illumination: 90.8%
Distance: 236,611
30
March 30
Set: 05:49 am
Rise: 05:34 pm
Apex: 11:59 pm
Illumination: 96.1%
Distance: 239,660
31
March 31
Set: 06:16 am
Rise: 06:34 pm
Illumination: 98.0%
Distance: 241,174