Daily Moon Almanac for Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Tuesday   03/17/2026
06:26 am
MOONRISE		 12:08 pm
APEX (Transit)		 05:59 pm
MOONSET
2.4%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Crescent
Moon Phase		 238,218
Distance in miles
March's full moon is called the Worm Moon
Elizabeth City, North Carolina - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
March 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
105:37 am 04:15 pm 11:17 pm 235,278Full Moon 98.0%
206:07 am 05:23 pm 236,811Full Moon 99.3%
312:04 am 06:34 am 06:28 pm 238,348 Full Moon
06:38 am 		100.0%
412:49 am 06:59 am 07:31 pm 241,415Full Moon 99.3%
501:32 am 07:23 am 08:33 pm 244,312Waning Gibbous 96.5%
602:14 am 07:48 am 09:34 pm 246,891Waning Gibbous 91.6%
702:58 am 08:14 am 10:35 pm 249,029Waning Gibbous 85.1%
804:43 am 09:44 am 250,629Waning Gibbous 77.3%
912:37 am 05:30 am 10:18 am 251,623Waning Gibbous 68.6%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1001:37 am 06:19 am 10:59 am 251,968Waning Gibbous 59.2%
1102:34 am 07:10 am 11:46 am 251,647 Last Quarter
05:39 am 		50.0%
1203:26 am 08:02 am 12:39 pm 250,666Last Quarter 39.7%
1304:12 am 08:54 am 01:39 pm 249,062Waning Crescent 30.2%
1404:53 am 09:45 am 02:42 pm 246,901Waning Crescent 21.3%
1505:27 am 10:34 am 03:47 pm 244,281Waning Crescent 13.4%
1605:58 am 11:21 am 04:53 pm 241,334Waning Crescent 7.0%
1706:26 am 12:08 pm 05:59 pm 238,218Waning Crescent 2.4%
1806:52 am 12:54 pm 07:06 pm 235,111 New Moon
09:24 pm 		0.0%
1907:18 am 01:41 pm 08:15 pm 232,200New Moon 0.6%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2007:46 am 02:30 pm 09:26 pm 229,665Waxing Crescent 3.9%
2108:17 am 03:23 pm 10:40 pm 227,667Waxing Crescent 9.9%
2208:54 am 04:19 pm 11:55 pm 226,337Waxing Crescent 18.3%
2309:38 am 05:20 pm 225,762Waxing Crescent 28.6%
2401:08 am 10:32 am 06:22 pm 225,979First Quarter 40.0%
2502:15 am 11:34 am 07:25 pm 226,969 First Quarter
03:18 pm 		50.0%
2603:12 am 12:43 pm 08:25 pm 228,656Waxing Gibbous 63.4%
2703:59 am 01:54 pm 09:21 pm 230,923Waxing Gibbous 74.1%
2804:37 am 03:04 pm 10:12 pm 233,620Waxing Gibbous 83.4%
2905:09 am 04:11 pm 10:59 pm 236,578Waxing Gibbous 90.8%
3005:37 am 05:16 pm 11:44 pm 239,628Waxing Gibbous 96.1%
3106:02 am 06:18 pm 241,144Waxing 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 Crescent.
The moon is 2.4% 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: 05:37 am
Rise: 04:15 pm
Apex: 11:17 pm
Illumination: 98.0%
Distance: 235,278
2
March 2
Set: 06:07 am
Rise: 05:23 pm
Illumination: 99.3%
Distance: 236,811
3 FULL MOON
March 3
Apex: 12:04 am
Set: 06:34 am
Full Moon: 06:38 am
Rise: 06:28 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 238,348
4
March 4
Apex: 12:49 am
Set: 06:59 am
Rise: 07:31 pm
Illumination: 99.3%
Distance: 241,415
5
March 5
Apex: 01:32 am
Set: 07:23 am
Rise: 08:33 pm
Illumination: 96.5%
Distance: 244,312
6
March 6
Apex: 02:14 am
Set: 07:48 am
Rise: 09:34 pm
Illumination: 91.6%
Distance: 246,891
7
March 7
Apex: 02:58 am
Set: 08:14 am
Rise: 10:35 pm
Illumination: 85.1%
Distance: 249,029
8
March 8
Apex: 04:43 am
Set: 09:44 am
Illumination: 77.3%
Distance: 250,629
9
March 9
Rise: 12:37 am
Apex: 05:30 am
Set: 10:18 am
Illumination: 68.6%
Distance: 251,623
10
March 10
Rise: 01:37 am
Apex: 06:19 am
Set: 10:59 am
Illumination: 59.2%
Distance: 251,968
11 LAST QTR
March 11
Rise: 02:34 am
Last Qtr: 05:39 am
Apex: 07:10 am
Set: 11:46 am
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 251,647
12
March 12
Rise: 03:26 am
Apex: 08:02 am
Set: 12:39 pm
Illumination: 39.7%
Distance: 250,666
13
March 13
Rise: 04:12 am
Apex: 08:54 am
Set: 01:39 pm
Illumination: 30.2%
Distance: 249,062
14
March 14
Rise: 04:53 am
Apex: 09:45 am
Set: 02:42 pm
Illumination: 21.3%
Distance: 246,901
15
March 15
Rise: 05:27 am
Apex: 10:34 am
Set: 03:47 pm
Illumination: 13.4%
Distance: 244,281
16
March 16
Rise: 05:58 am
Apex: 11:21 am
Set: 04:53 pm
Illumination: 7.0%
Distance: 241,334
17
March 17
Rise: 06:26 am
Apex: 12:08 pm
Set: 05:59 pm
Illumination: 2.4%
Distance: 238,218
18 NEW MOON
March 18
Rise: 06:52 am
Apex: 12:54 pm
Set: 07:06 pm
New Moon: 09:24 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 235,111
19
March 19
Rise: 07:18 am
Apex: 01:41 pm
Set: 08:15 pm
Illumination: 0.6%
Distance: 232,200
20
March 20
Rise: 07:46 am
Apex: 02:30 pm
Set: 09:26 pm
Illumination: 3.9%
Distance: 229,665
21
March 21
Rise: 08:17 am
Apex: 03:23 pm
Set: 10:40 pm
Illumination: 9.9%
Distance: 227,667
22
March 22
Rise: 08:54 am
Apex: 04:19 pm
Set: 11:55 pm
Illumination: 18.3%
Distance: 226,337
23
March 23
Rise: 09:38 am
Apex: 05:20 pm
Illumination: 28.6%
Distance: 225,762
24
March 24
Set: 01:08 am
Rise: 10:32 am
Apex: 06:22 pm
Illumination: 40.0%
Distance: 225,979
25 FIRST QTR
March 25
Set: 02:15 am
Rise: 11:34 am
First Qtr: 03:18 pm
Apex: 07:25 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 226,969
26
March 26
Set: 03:12 am
Rise: 12:43 pm
Apex: 08:25 pm
Illumination: 63.4%
Distance: 228,656
27
March 27
Set: 03:59 am
Rise: 01:54 pm
Apex: 09:21 pm
Illumination: 74.1%
Distance: 230,923
28
March 28
Set: 04:37 am
Rise: 03:04 pm
Apex: 10:12 pm
Illumination: 83.4%
Distance: 233,620
29
March 29
Set: 05:09 am
Rise: 04:11 pm
Apex: 10:59 pm
Illumination: 90.8%
Distance: 236,578
30
March 30
Set: 05:37 am
Rise: 05:16 pm
Apex: 11:44 pm
Illumination: 96.1%
Distance: 239,628
31
March 31
Set: 06:02 am
Rise: 06:18 pm
Illumination: 97.9%
Distance: 241,144