Daily Moon Almanac for Edwards Afb, California
Thursday   03/05/2026
01:23 am
APEX (Transit)		 07:14 am
MOONSET		 08:25 pm
MOONRISE
96.5%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Gibbous
Moon Phase		 244,297
Distance in miles
March's full moon is called the Worm Moon
Edwards Afb, California - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
March 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
105:24 am 04:13 pm 11:09 pm 235,262Full Moon 98.0%
205:56 am 05:19 pm 11:56 pm 238,331Full Moon 99.9%
306:23 am 06:23 pm 225,833 Full Moon
03:38 am 		100.0%
412:40 am 06:49 am 07:24 pm 241,398Full Moon 99.3%
501:23 am 07:14 am 08:25 pm 244,297Waning Gibbous 96.5%
602:06 am 07:39 am 09:26 pm 246,878Waning Gibbous 91.6%
702:50 am 08:07 am 10:26 pm 249,018Waning Gibbous 85.1%
804:35 am 09:38 am 250,622Waning Gibbous 77.4%
912:26 am 05:22 am 10:14 am 251,619Waning Gibbous 68.6%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1001:25 am 06:12 am 10:55 am 251,968Waning Gibbous 59.2%
1102:22 am 07:03 am 11:43 am 251,650 Last Quarter
02:39 am 		50.0%
1203:13 am 07:55 am 12:38 pm 250,673Last Quarter 39.8%
1303:59 am 08:47 am 01:37 pm 249,072Waning Crescent 30.2%
1404:40 am 09:37 am 02:40 pm 246,913Waning Crescent 21.3%
1505:15 am 10:26 am 03:44 pm 244,295Waning Crescent 13.4%
1605:46 am 11:13 am 04:49 pm 241,350Waning Crescent 7.0%
1706:14 am 11:59 am 05:54 pm 238,234Waning Crescent 2.4%
1806:41 am 12:46 pm 07:00 pm 235,127 New Moon
06:24 pm 		0.0%
1907:09 am 01:33 pm 08:08 pm 232,214New Moon 0.6%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2007:38 am 02:23 pm 09:19 pm 229,676Waxing Crescent 3.9%
2108:11 am 03:16 pm 10:32 pm 227,675Waxing Crescent 9.9%
2208:49 am 04:13 pm 11:46 pm 226,341Waxing Crescent 18.3%
2309:35 am 05:14 pm 225,763Waxing Crescent 28.5%
2412:58 am 10:30 am 06:17 pm 225,977First Quarter 40.0%
2502:04 am 11:33 am 07:19 pm 226,963 First Quarter
12:18 pm 		50.0%
2603:00 am 12:42 pm 08:19 pm 228,648Waxing Gibbous 63.4%
2703:47 am 01:52 pm 09:14 pm 230,911Waxing Gibbous 74.1%
2810:19 pm 04:25 am 03:01 pm 10:04 pm 233,605Waxing Gibbous 83.3%
2904:57 am 04:07 pm 10:51 pm 236,562Waxing Gibbous 90.7%
3005:25 am 05:11 pm 11:35 pm 239,611Waxing Gibbous 96.1%
3105:51 am 06:12 pm 241,127Waxing 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 96.5% 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: 05:24 am
Rise: 04:13 pm
Apex: 11:09 pm
Illumination: 98.0%
Distance: 235,262
2
March 2
Set: 05:56 am
Rise: 05:19 pm
Apex: 11:56 pm
Illumination: 99.9%
Distance: 238,331
3 FULL MOON
March 3
Full Moon: 03:38 am
Set: 06:23 am
Rise: 06:23 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 225,833
4
March 4
Apex: 12:40 am
Set: 06:49 am
Rise: 07:24 pm
Illumination: 99.3%
Distance: 241,398
5
March 5
Apex: 01:23 am
Set: 07:14 am
Rise: 08:25 pm
Illumination: 96.5%
Distance: 244,297
6
March 6
Apex: 02:06 am
Set: 07:39 am
Rise: 09:26 pm
Illumination: 91.6%
Distance: 246,878
7
March 7
Apex: 02:50 am
Set: 08:07 am
Rise: 10:26 pm
Illumination: 85.1%
Distance: 249,018
8
March 8
Apex: 04:35 am
Set: 09:38 am
Illumination: 77.4%
Distance: 250,622
9
March 9
Rise: 12:26 am
Apex: 05:22 am
Set: 10:14 am
Illumination: 68.6%
Distance: 251,619
10
March 10
Rise: 01:25 am
Apex: 06:12 am
Set: 10:55 am
Illumination: 59.2%
Distance: 251,968
11 LAST QTR
March 11
Rise: 02:22 am
Last Qtr: 02:39 am
Apex: 07:03 am
Set: 11:43 am
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 251,650
12
March 12
Rise: 03:13 am
Apex: 07:55 am
Set: 12:38 pm
Illumination: 39.8%
Distance: 250,673
13
March 13
Rise: 03:59 am
Apex: 08:47 am
Set: 01:37 pm
Illumination: 30.2%
Distance: 249,072
14
March 14
Rise: 04:40 am
Apex: 09:37 am
Set: 02:40 pm
Illumination: 21.3%
Distance: 246,913
15
March 15
Rise: 05:15 am
Apex: 10:26 am
Set: 03:44 pm
Illumination: 13.4%
Distance: 244,295
16
March 16
Rise: 05:46 am
Apex: 11:13 am
Set: 04:49 pm
Illumination: 7.0%
Distance: 241,350
17
March 17
Rise: 06:14 am
Apex: 11:59 am
Set: 05:54 pm
Illumination: 2.4%
Distance: 238,234
18 NEW MOON
March 18
Rise: 06:41 am
Apex: 12:46 pm
New Moon: 06:24 pm
Set: 07:00 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 235,127
19
March 19
Rise: 07:09 am
Apex: 01:33 pm
Set: 08:08 pm
Illumination: 0.6%
Distance: 232,214
20
March 20
Rise: 07:38 am
Apex: 02:23 pm
Set: 09:19 pm
Illumination: 3.9%
Distance: 229,676
21
March 21
Rise: 08:11 am
Apex: 03:16 pm
Set: 10:32 pm
Illumination: 9.9%
Distance: 227,675
22
March 22
Rise: 08:49 am
Apex: 04:13 pm
Set: 11:46 pm
Illumination: 18.3%
Distance: 226,341
23
March 23
Rise: 09:35 am
Apex: 05:14 pm
Illumination: 28.5%
Distance: 225,763
24
March 24
Set: 12:58 am
Rise: 10:30 am
Apex: 06:17 pm
Illumination: 40.0%
Distance: 225,977
25 FIRST QTR
March 25
Set: 02:04 am
Rise: 11:33 am
First Qtr: 12:18 pm
Apex: 07:19 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 226,963
26
March 26
Set: 03:00 am
Rise: 12:42 pm
Apex: 08:19 pm
Illumination: 63.4%
Distance: 228,648
27
March 27
Set: 03:47 am
Rise: 01:52 pm
Apex: 09:14 pm
Illumination: 74.1%
Distance: 230,911
28
March 28
Apex: 10:19 pm
Set: 04:25 am
Rise: 03:01 pm
Apex: 10:04 pm
Illumination: 83.3%
Distance: 233,605
29
March 29
Set: 04:57 am
Rise: 04:07 pm
Apex: 10:51 pm
Illumination: 90.7%
Distance: 236,562
30
March 30
Set: 05:25 am
Rise: 05:11 pm
Apex: 11:35 pm
Illumination: 96.1%
Distance: 239,611
31
March 31
Set: 05:51 am
Rise: 06:12 pm
Illumination: 97.9%
Distance: 241,127