Daily Moon Almanac for Charlotte, North Carolina
Monday   03/09/2026
12:53 am
MOONRISE		 05:50 am
APEX (Transit)		 10:41 am
MOONSET
68.5%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Gibbous
Moon Phase		 251,632
Distance in miles
March's full moon is called the Worm Moon
Charlotte, North Carolina - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
March 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
105:54 am 04:37 pm 11:37 pm 235,318Full Moon 98.0%
206:25 am 05:44 pm 236,852Full Moon 99.3%
312:24 am 06:53 am 06:49 pm 238,389 Full Moon
06:38 am 		100.0%
401:08 am 07:18 am 07:51 pm 241,455Full Moon 99.3%
501:51 am 07:43 am 08:52 pm 244,349Waning Gibbous 96.4%
602:34 am 08:09 am 09:52 pm 246,923Waning Gibbous 91.5%
703:18 am 08:36 am 10:53 pm 249,053Waning Gibbous 85.0%
805:03 am 10:06 am 250,646Waning Gibbous 77.2%
912:53 am 05:50 am 10:41 am 251,632Waning Gibbous 68.5%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1001:53 am 06:39 am 11:22 am 251,968Waning Gibbous 59.1%
1102:50 am 07:30 am 12:09 pm 251,638 Last Quarter
05:39 am 		50.0%
1203:42 am 08:22 am 01:03 pm 250,649Last Quarter 39.6%
1304:28 am 09:14 am 02:02 pm 249,037Waning Crescent 30.1%
1405:09 am 10:04 am 03:05 pm 246,869Waning Crescent 21.2%
1505:44 am 10:53 am 04:09 pm 244,244Waning Crescent 13.3%
1606:16 am 11:41 am 05:14 pm 241,293Waning Crescent 6.9%
1706:44 am 12:27 pm 06:19 pm 238,176Waning Crescent 2.3%
1807:11 am 01:14 pm 07:26 pm 235,071 New Moon
09:24 pm 		0.0%
1907:38 am 02:01 pm 08:34 pm 232,163New Moon 0.6%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2008:07 am 02:50 pm 09:44 pm 229,634Waxing Crescent 3.9%
2108:39 am 03:43 pm 10:57 pm 227,645Waxing Crescent 10.0%
2209:16 am 04:39 pm 226,325Waxing Crescent 18.4%
2312:12 am 10:01 am 05:40 pm 225,760Waxing Crescent 28.7%
2401:24 am 10:55 am 06:42 pm 225,988First Quarter 40.2%
2502:31 am 11:58 am 07:45 pm 226,987 First Quarter
03:18 pm 		50.0%
2603:28 am 01:06 pm 08:45 pm 228,683Waxing Gibbous 63.6%
2704:16 am 02:17 pm 09:41 pm 230,957Waxing Gibbous 74.3%
2804:55 am 03:26 pm 10:32 pm 233,658Waxing Gibbous 83.5%
2905:27 am 04:32 pm 11:19 pm 236,619Waxing Gibbous 90.9%
3005:55 am 05:36 pm 238,152Waxing Gibbous 93.8%
3112:03 am 06:21 am 06:38 pm 239,668Waxing Gibbous 96.1%
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 68.5% 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: 05:54 am
Rise: 04:37 pm
Apex: 11:37 pm
Illumination: 98.0%
Distance: 235,318
2
March 2
Set: 06:25 am
Rise: 05:44 pm
Illumination: 99.3%
Distance: 236,852
3 FULL MOON
March 3
Apex: 12:24 am
Full Moon: 06:38 am
Set: 06:53 am
Rise: 06:49 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 238,389
4
March 4
Apex: 01:08 am
Set: 07:18 am
Rise: 07:51 pm
Illumination: 99.3%
Distance: 241,455
5
March 5
Apex: 01:51 am
Set: 07:43 am
Rise: 08:52 pm
Illumination: 96.4%
Distance: 244,349
6
March 6
Apex: 02:34 am
Set: 08:09 am
Rise: 09:52 pm
Illumination: 91.5%
Distance: 246,923
7
March 7
Apex: 03:18 am
Set: 08:36 am
Rise: 10:53 pm
Illumination: 85.0%
Distance: 249,053
8
March 8
Apex: 05:03 am
Set: 10:06 am
Illumination: 77.2%
Distance: 250,646
9
March 9
Rise: 12:53 am
Apex: 05:50 am
Set: 10:41 am
Illumination: 68.5%
Distance: 251,632
10
March 10
Rise: 01:53 am
Apex: 06:39 am
Set: 11:22 am
Illumination: 59.1%
Distance: 251,968
11 LAST QTR
March 11
Rise: 02:50 am
Last Qtr: 05:39 am
Apex: 07:30 am
Set: 12:09 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 251,638
12
March 12
Rise: 03:42 am
Apex: 08:22 am
Set: 01:03 pm
Illumination: 39.6%
Distance: 250,649
13
March 13
Rise: 04:28 am
Apex: 09:14 am
Set: 02:02 pm
Illumination: 30.1%
Distance: 249,037
14
March 14
Rise: 05:09 am
Apex: 10:04 am
Set: 03:05 pm
Illumination: 21.2%
Distance: 246,869
15
March 15
Rise: 05:44 am
Apex: 10:53 am
Set: 04:09 pm
Illumination: 13.3%
Distance: 244,244
16
March 16
Rise: 06:16 am
Apex: 11:41 am
Set: 05:14 pm
Illumination: 6.9%
Distance: 241,293
17
March 17
Rise: 06:44 am
Apex: 12:27 pm
Set: 06:19 pm
Illumination: 2.3%
Distance: 238,176
18 NEW MOON
March 18
Rise: 07:11 am
Apex: 01:14 pm
Set: 07:26 pm
New Moon: 09:24 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 235,071
19
March 19
Rise: 07:38 am
Apex: 02:01 pm
Set: 08:34 pm
Illumination: 0.6%
Distance: 232,163
20
March 20
Rise: 08:07 am
Apex: 02:50 pm
Set: 09:44 pm
Illumination: 3.9%
Distance: 229,634
21
March 21
Rise: 08:39 am
Apex: 03:43 pm
Set: 10:57 pm
Illumination: 10.0%
Distance: 227,645
22
March 22
Rise: 09:16 am
Apex: 04:39 pm
Illumination: 18.4%
Distance: 226,325
23
March 23
Set: 12:12 am
Rise: 10:01 am
Apex: 05:40 pm
Illumination: 28.7%
Distance: 225,760
24
March 24
Set: 01:24 am
Rise: 10:55 am
Apex: 06:42 pm
Illumination: 40.2%
Distance: 225,988
25 FIRST QTR
March 25
Set: 02:31 am
Rise: 11:58 am
First Qtr: 03:18 pm
Apex: 07:45 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 226,987
26
March 26
Set: 03:28 am
Rise: 01:06 pm
Apex: 08:45 pm
Illumination: 63.6%
Distance: 228,683
27
March 27
Set: 04:16 am
Rise: 02:17 pm
Apex: 09:41 pm
Illumination: 74.3%
Distance: 230,957
28
March 28
Set: 04:55 am
Rise: 03:26 pm
Apex: 10:32 pm
Illumination: 83.5%
Distance: 233,658
29
March 29
Set: 05:27 am
Rise: 04:32 pm
Apex: 11:19 pm
Illumination: 90.9%
Distance: 236,619
30
March 30
Set: 05:55 am
Rise: 05:36 pm
Illumination: 93.8%
Distance: 238,152
31
March 31
Apex: 12:03 am
Set: 06:21 am
Rise: 06:38 pm
Illumination: 96.1%
Distance: 239,668