Daily Moon Almanac for Santa Barbara, California
Saturday   03/07/2026
02:58 am
APEX (Transit)		 08:16 am
MOONSET		 10:33 pm
MOONRISE
85.1%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Gibbous
Moon Phase		 249,029
Distance in miles
March's full moon is called the Worm Moon
Santa Barbara, California - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
March 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
105:32 am 04:22 pm 11:17 pm 235,279Full Moon 98.0%
206:03 am 05:28 pm 236,811Full Moon 99.3%
312:04 am 06:31 am 06:31 pm 238,348 Full Moon
03:38 am 		100.0%
412:48 am 06:57 am 07:32 pm 241,415Full Moon 99.3%
501:31 am 07:22 am 08:33 pm 244,312Waning Gibbous 96.5%
602:14 am 07:48 am 09:33 pm 246,891Waning Gibbous 91.6%
702:58 am 08:16 am 10:33 pm 249,029Waning Gibbous 85.1%
804:43 am 09:47 am 250,629Waning Gibbous 77.3%
912:33 am 05:30 am 10:23 am 251,623Waning Gibbous 68.6%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1001:32 am 06:20 am 11:05 am 251,968Waning Gibbous 59.2%
1102:28 am 07:11 am 11:53 am 251,647 Last Quarter
02:39 am 		50.0%
1203:20 am 08:03 am 12:48 pm 250,666Last Quarter 39.7%
1304:06 am 08:55 am 01:47 pm 249,061Waning Crescent 30.2%
1404:46 am 09:45 am 02:49 pm 246,900Waning Crescent 21.3%
1505:22 am 10:34 am 03:53 pm 244,280Waning Crescent 13.4%
1605:53 am 11:21 am 04:58 pm 241,333Waning Crescent 7.0%
1706:22 am 12:08 pm 06:03 pm 238,217Waning Crescent 2.4%
1806:49 am 12:54 pm 07:08 pm 235,111 New Moon
06:24 pm 		0.0%
1907:17 am 01:41 pm 08:16 pm 232,199New Moon 0.6%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2007:47 am 02:31 pm 09:26 pm 229,664Waxing Crescent 3.9%
2108:20 am 03:24 pm 10:39 pm 227,666Waxing Crescent 9.9%
2208:58 am 04:21 pm 11:53 pm 226,336Waxing Crescent 18.3%
2309:45 am 05:22 pm 225,762Waxing Crescent 28.6%
2401:05 am 10:40 am 06:25 pm 225,980First Quarter 40.0%
2502:10 am 11:43 am 07:27 pm 226,971 First Quarter
12:18 pm 		50.0%
2603:07 am 12:52 pm 08:27 pm 228,658Waxing Gibbous 63.5%
2703:54 am 02:02 pm 09:22 pm 230,925Waxing Gibbous 74.1%
2810:27 pm 04:32 am 03:10 pm 10:12 pm 233,621Waxing Gibbous 83.4%
2905:05 am 04:16 pm 10:59 pm 236,579Waxing Gibbous 90.8%
3005:33 am 05:19 pm 11:44 pm 239,628Waxing Gibbous 96.1%
3105:59 am 06:20 pm 241,143Waxing Gibbous 97.9%
Did you know?
 This full moon on the 3rd is known as the Full Worm Moon.
The moon phase for today is Waning Gibbous.
The moon is 85.1% 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: 05:32 am
Rise: 04:22 pm
Apex: 11:17 pm
Illumination: 98.0%
Distance: 235,279
2
March 2
Set: 06:03 am
Rise: 05:28 pm
Illumination: 99.3%
Distance: 236,811
3 FULL MOON
March 3
Apex: 12:04 am
Full Moon: 03:38 am
Set: 06:31 am
Rise: 06:31 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 238,348
4
March 4
Apex: 12:48 am
Set: 06:57 am
Rise: 07:32 pm
Illumination: 99.3%
Distance: 241,415
5
March 5
Apex: 01:31 am
Set: 07:22 am
Rise: 08:33 pm
Illumination: 96.5%
Distance: 244,312
6
March 6
Apex: 02:14 am
Set: 07:48 am
Rise: 09:33 pm
Illumination: 91.6%
Distance: 246,891
7
March 7
Apex: 02:58 am
Set: 08:16 am
Rise: 10:33 pm
Illumination: 85.1%
Distance: 249,029
8
March 8
Apex: 04:43 am
Set: 09:47 am
Illumination: 77.3%
Distance: 250,629
9
March 9
Rise: 12:33 am
Apex: 05:30 am
Set: 10:23 am
Illumination: 68.6%
Distance: 251,623
10
March 10
Rise: 01:32 am
Apex: 06:20 am
Set: 11:05 am
Illumination: 59.2%
Distance: 251,968
11 LAST QTR
March 11
Rise: 02:28 am
Last Qtr: 02:39 am
Apex: 07:11 am
Set: 11:53 am
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 251,647
12
March 12
Rise: 03:20 am
Apex: 08:03 am
Set: 12:48 pm
Illumination: 39.7%
Distance: 250,666
13
March 13
Rise: 04:06 am
Apex: 08:55 am
Set: 01:47 pm
Illumination: 30.2%
Distance: 249,061
14
March 14
Rise: 04:46 am
Apex: 09:45 am
Set: 02:49 pm
Illumination: 21.3%
Distance: 246,900
15
March 15
Rise: 05:22 am
Apex: 10:34 am
Set: 03:53 pm
Illumination: 13.4%
Distance: 244,280
16
March 16
Rise: 05:53 am
Apex: 11:21 am
Set: 04:58 pm
Illumination: 7.0%
Distance: 241,333
17
March 17
Rise: 06:22 am
Apex: 12:08 pm
Set: 06:03 pm
Illumination: 2.4%
Distance: 238,217
18 NEW MOON
March 18
Rise: 06:49 am
Apex: 12:54 pm
New Moon: 06:24 pm
Set: 07:08 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 235,111
19
March 19
Rise: 07:17 am
Apex: 01:41 pm
Set: 08:16 pm
Illumination: 0.6%
Distance: 232,199
20
March 20
Rise: 07:47 am
Apex: 02:31 pm
Set: 09:26 pm
Illumination: 3.9%
Distance: 229,664
21
March 21
Rise: 08:20 am
Apex: 03:24 pm
Set: 10:39 pm
Illumination: 9.9%
Distance: 227,666
22
March 22
Rise: 08:58 am
Apex: 04:21 pm
Set: 11:53 pm
Illumination: 18.3%
Distance: 226,336
23
March 23
Rise: 09:45 am
Apex: 05:22 pm
Illumination: 28.6%
Distance: 225,762
24
March 24
Set: 01:05 am
Rise: 10:40 am
Apex: 06:25 pm
Illumination: 40.0%
Distance: 225,980
25 FIRST QTR
March 25
Set: 02:10 am
Rise: 11:43 am
First Qtr: 12:18 pm
Apex: 07:27 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 226,971
26
March 26
Set: 03:07 am
Rise: 12:52 pm
Apex: 08:27 pm
Illumination: 63.5%
Distance: 228,658
27
March 27
Set: 03:54 am
Rise: 02:02 pm
Apex: 09:22 pm
Illumination: 74.1%
Distance: 230,925
28
March 28
Apex: 10:27 pm
Set: 04:32 am
Rise: 03:10 pm
Apex: 10:12 pm
Illumination: 83.4%
Distance: 233,621
29
March 29
Set: 05:05 am
Rise: 04:16 pm
Apex: 10:59 pm
Illumination: 90.8%
Distance: 236,579
30
March 30
Set: 05:33 am
Rise: 05:19 pm
Apex: 11:44 pm
Illumination: 96.1%
Distance: 239,628
31
March 31
Set: 05:59 am
Rise: 06:20 pm
Illumination: 97.9%
Distance: 241,143