Daily Moon Almanac for Culpepper, Virginia
Tuesday   03/17/2026
06:35 am
MOONRISE		 12:15 pm
APEX (Transit)		 06:04 pm
MOONSET
2.4%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Crescent
Moon Phase		 238,203
Distance in miles
March's full moon is called the Worm Moon
Culpepper, Virginia - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
March 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
105:48 am 04:18 pm 11:24 pm 235,292Full Moon 98.0%
206:18 am 05:28 pm 236,826Full Moon 99.3%
312:11 am 06:43 am 06:34 pm 238,362 Full Moon
06:38 am 		100.0%
412:56 am 07:06 am 07:39 pm 241,429Full Moon 99.3%
501:39 am 07:28 am 08:42 pm 244,325Waning Gibbous 96.4%
602:21 am 07:51 am 09:45 pm 246,902Waning Gibbous 91.6%
703:05 am 08:16 am 10:48 pm 249,037Waning Gibbous 85.1%
804:50 am 09:45 am 250,635Waning Gibbous 77.3%
912:51 am 05:37 am 10:18 am 251,626Waning Gibbous 68.5%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1001:52 am 06:26 am 10:57 am 251,968Waning Gibbous 59.2%
1102:49 am 07:17 am 11:44 am 251,644 Last Quarter
05:39 am 		50.0%
1203:42 am 08:09 am 12:38 pm 250,660Last Quarter 39.7%
1304:27 am 09:01 am 01:38 pm 249,053Waning Crescent 30.2%
1405:07 am 09:52 am 02:42 pm 246,890Waning Crescent 21.3%
1505:40 am 10:41 am 03:49 pm 244,268Waning Crescent 13.4%
1606:09 am 11:28 am 04:56 pm 241,320Waning Crescent 6.9%
1706:35 am 12:15 pm 06:04 pm 238,203Waning Crescent 2.4%
1806:59 am 01:01 pm 07:13 pm 235,097 New Moon
09:24 pm 		0.0%
1907:24 am 01:48 pm 08:24 pm 232,187New Moon 0.6%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2007:50 am 02:37 pm 09:37 pm 229,654Waxing Crescent 3.9%
2108:20 am 03:30 pm 10:52 pm 227,659Waxing Crescent 9.9%
2208:55 am 04:26 pm 226,333Waxing Crescent 18.4%
2312:09 am 09:37 am 05:27 pm 225,762Waxing Crescent 28.6%
2401:23 am 10:30 am 06:30 pm 225,982First Quarter 40.1%
2502:31 am 11:32 am 07:32 pm 226,975 First Quarter
03:18 pm 		50.0%
2603:27 am 12:42 pm 08:32 pm 228,666Waxing Gibbous 63.5%
2704:13 am 01:54 pm 09:28 pm 230,935Waxing Gibbous 74.2%
2804:50 am 03:06 pm 10:19 pm 233,633Waxing Gibbous 83.4%
2905:20 am 04:15 pm 11:06 pm 236,593Waxing Gibbous 90.8%
3005:46 am 05:21 pm 11:51 pm 239,642Waxing Gibbous 96.1%
3106:09 am 06:25 pm 241,158Waxing 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: 05:48 am
Rise: 04:18 pm
Apex: 11:24 pm
Illumination: 98.0%
Distance: 235,292
2
March 2
Set: 06:18 am
Rise: 05:28 pm
Illumination: 99.3%
Distance: 236,826
3 FULL MOON
March 3
Apex: 12:11 am
Full Moon: 06:38 am
Set: 06:43 am
Rise: 06:34 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 238,362
4
March 4
Apex: 12:56 am
Set: 07:06 am
Rise: 07:39 pm
Illumination: 99.3%
Distance: 241,429
5
March 5
Apex: 01:39 am
Set: 07:28 am
Rise: 08:42 pm
Illumination: 96.4%
Distance: 244,325
6
March 6
Apex: 02:21 am
Set: 07:51 am
Rise: 09:45 pm
Illumination: 91.6%
Distance: 246,902
7
March 7
Apex: 03:05 am
Set: 08:16 am
Rise: 10:48 pm
Illumination: 85.1%
Distance: 249,037
8
March 8
Apex: 04:50 am
Set: 09:45 am
Illumination: 77.3%
Distance: 250,635
9
March 9
Rise: 12:51 am
Apex: 05:37 am
Set: 10:18 am
Illumination: 68.5%
Distance: 251,626
10
March 10
Rise: 01:52 am
Apex: 06:26 am
Set: 10:57 am
Illumination: 59.2%
Distance: 251,968
11 LAST QTR
March 11
Rise: 02:49 am
Last Qtr: 05:39 am
Apex: 07:17 am
Set: 11:44 am
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 251,644
12
March 12
Rise: 03:42 am
Apex: 08:09 am
Set: 12:38 pm
Illumination: 39.7%
Distance: 250,660
13
March 13
Rise: 04:27 am
Apex: 09:01 am
Set: 01:38 pm
Illumination: 30.2%
Distance: 249,053
14
March 14
Rise: 05:07 am
Apex: 09:52 am
Set: 02:42 pm
Illumination: 21.3%
Distance: 246,890
15
March 15
Rise: 05:40 am
Apex: 10:41 am
Set: 03:49 pm
Illumination: 13.4%
Distance: 244,268
16
March 16
Rise: 06:09 am
Apex: 11:28 am
Set: 04:56 pm
Illumination: 6.9%
Distance: 241,320
17
March 17
Rise: 06:35 am
Apex: 12:15 pm
Set: 06:04 pm
Illumination: 2.4%
Distance: 238,203
18 NEW MOON
March 18
Rise: 06:59 am
Apex: 01:01 pm
Set: 07:13 pm
New Moon: 09:24 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 235,097
19
March 19
Rise: 07:24 am
Apex: 01:48 pm
Set: 08:24 pm
Illumination: 0.6%
Distance: 232,187
20
March 20
Rise: 07:50 am
Apex: 02:37 pm
Set: 09:37 pm
Illumination: 3.9%
Distance: 229,654
21
March 21
Rise: 08:20 am
Apex: 03:30 pm
Set: 10:52 pm
Illumination: 9.9%
Distance: 227,659
22
March 22
Rise: 08:55 am
Apex: 04:26 pm
Illumination: 18.4%
Distance: 226,333
23
March 23
Set: 12:09 am
Rise: 09:37 am
Apex: 05:27 pm
Illumination: 28.6%
Distance: 225,762
24
March 24
Set: 01:23 am
Rise: 10:30 am
Apex: 06:30 pm
Illumination: 40.1%
Distance: 225,982
25 FIRST QTR
March 25
Set: 02:31 am
Rise: 11:32 am
First Qtr: 03:18 pm
Apex: 07:32 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 226,975
26
March 26
Set: 03:27 am
Rise: 12:42 pm
Apex: 08:32 pm
Illumination: 63.5%
Distance: 228,666
27
March 27
Set: 04:13 am
Rise: 01:54 pm
Apex: 09:28 pm
Illumination: 74.2%
Distance: 230,935
28
March 28
Set: 04:50 am
Rise: 03:06 pm
Apex: 10:19 pm
Illumination: 83.4%
Distance: 233,633
29
March 29
Set: 05:20 am
Rise: 04:15 pm
Apex: 11:06 pm
Illumination: 90.8%
Distance: 236,593
30
March 30
Set: 05:46 am
Rise: 05:21 pm
Apex: 11:51 pm
Illumination: 96.1%
Distance: 239,642
31
March 31
Set: 06:09 am
Rise: 06:25 pm
Illumination: 97.9%
Distance: 241,158