Daily Moon Almanac for Us Naval Academy, Maryland
Thursday   03/05/2026
01:33 am
APEX (Transit)		 07:22 am
MOONSET		 08:37 pm
MOONRISE
96.5%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Gibbous
Moon Phase		 244,315
Distance in miles
March's full moon is called the Worm Moon
Us Naval Academy, Maryland - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
March 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
105:44 am 04:11 pm 11:18 pm 235,280Full Moon 98.0%
206:13 am 05:21 pm 236,814Full Moon 99.3%
312:05 am 06:37 am 06:28 pm 238,350 Full Moon
06:38 am 		100.0%
412:50 am 07:00 am 07:33 pm 241,418Full Moon 99.3%
501:33 am 07:22 am 08:37 pm 244,315Waning Gibbous 96.5%
602:16 am 07:45 am 09:40 pm 246,893Waning Gibbous 91.6%
702:59 am 08:10 am 10:44 pm 249,030Waning Gibbous 85.1%
804:44 am 09:38 am 250,630Waning Gibbous 77.3%
912:46 am 05:31 am 10:11 am 251,623Waning Gibbous 68.6%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1001:48 am 06:20 am 10:50 am 251,968Waning Gibbous 59.2%
1102:45 am 07:11 am 11:36 am 251,646 Last Quarter
05:39 am 		50.0%
1203:38 am 08:03 am 12:30 pm 250,665Last Quarter 39.7%
1304:24 am 08:55 am 01:30 pm 249,061Waning Crescent 30.2%
1405:02 am 09:46 am 02:35 pm 246,899Waning Crescent 21.3%
1505:36 am 10:35 am 03:42 pm 244,279Waning Crescent 13.4%
1606:04 am 11:22 am 04:50 pm 241,331Waning Crescent 6.9%
1706:30 am 12:09 pm 05:58 pm 238,215Waning Crescent 2.4%
1806:54 am 12:55 pm 07:07 pm 235,108 New Moon
09:24 pm 		0.0%
1907:18 am 01:42 pm 08:18 pm 232,198New Moon 0.6%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2007:44 am 02:31 pm 09:32 pm 229,663Waxing Crescent 3.9%
2108:13 am 03:24 pm 10:48 pm 227,666Waxing Crescent 9.9%
2208:48 am 04:21 pm 226,337Waxing Crescent 18.3%
2312:05 am 09:30 am 05:21 pm 225,762Waxing Crescent 28.6%
2401:19 am 10:22 am 06:24 pm 225,980First Quarter 40.0%
2502:27 am 11:25 am 07:26 pm 226,970 First Quarter
03:18 pm 		50.0%
2603:23 am 12:34 pm 08:26 pm 228,658Waxing Gibbous 63.5%
2704:09 am 01:47 pm 09:22 pm 230,925Waxing Gibbous 74.1%
2804:45 am 02:59 pm 10:13 pm 233,622Waxing Gibbous 83.4%
2905:15 am 04:08 pm 11:00 pm 236,581Waxing Gibbous 90.8%
3005:41 am 05:15 pm 11:45 pm 239,630Waxing Gibbous 96.1%
3106:04 am 06:20 pm 241,147Waxing 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: 05:44 am
Rise: 04:11 pm
Apex: 11:18 pm
Illumination: 98.0%
Distance: 235,280
2
March 2
Set: 06:13 am
Rise: 05:21 pm
Illumination: 99.3%
Distance: 236,814
3 FULL MOON
March 3
Apex: 12:05 am
Set: 06:37 am
Full Moon: 06:38 am
Rise: 06:28 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 238,350
4
March 4
Apex: 12:50 am
Set: 07:00 am
Rise: 07:33 pm
Illumination: 99.3%
Distance: 241,418
5
March 5
Apex: 01:33 am
Set: 07:22 am
Rise: 08:37 pm
Illumination: 96.5%
Distance: 244,315
6
March 6
Apex: 02:16 am
Set: 07:45 am
Rise: 09:40 pm
Illumination: 91.6%
Distance: 246,893
7
March 7
Apex: 02:59 am
Set: 08:10 am
Rise: 10:44 pm
Illumination: 85.1%
Distance: 249,030
8
March 8
Apex: 04:44 am
Set: 09:38 am
Illumination: 77.3%
Distance: 250,630
9
March 9
Rise: 12:46 am
Apex: 05:31 am
Set: 10:11 am
Illumination: 68.6%
Distance: 251,623
10
March 10
Rise: 01:48 am
Apex: 06:20 am
Set: 10:50 am
Illumination: 59.2%
Distance: 251,968
11 LAST QTR
March 11
Rise: 02:45 am
Last Qtr: 05:39 am
Apex: 07:11 am
Set: 11:36 am
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 251,646
12
March 12
Rise: 03:38 am
Apex: 08:03 am
Set: 12:30 pm
Illumination: 39.7%
Distance: 250,665
13
March 13
Rise: 04:24 am
Apex: 08:55 am
Set: 01:30 pm
Illumination: 30.2%
Distance: 249,061
14
March 14
Rise: 05:02 am
Apex: 09:46 am
Set: 02:35 pm
Illumination: 21.3%
Distance: 246,899
15
March 15
Rise: 05:36 am
Apex: 10:35 am
Set: 03:42 pm
Illumination: 13.4%
Distance: 244,279
16
March 16
Rise: 06:04 am
Apex: 11:22 am
Set: 04:50 pm
Illumination: 6.9%
Distance: 241,331
17
March 17
Rise: 06:30 am
Apex: 12:09 pm
Set: 05:58 pm
Illumination: 2.4%
Distance: 238,215
18 NEW MOON
March 18
Rise: 06:54 am
Apex: 12:55 pm
Set: 07:07 pm
New Moon: 09:24 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 235,108
19
March 19
Rise: 07:18 am
Apex: 01:42 pm
Set: 08:18 pm
Illumination: 0.6%
Distance: 232,198
20
March 20
Rise: 07:44 am
Apex: 02:31 pm
Set: 09:32 pm
Illumination: 3.9%
Distance: 229,663
21
March 21
Rise: 08:13 am
Apex: 03:24 pm
Set: 10:48 pm
Illumination: 9.9%
Distance: 227,666
22
March 22
Rise: 08:48 am
Apex: 04:21 pm
Illumination: 18.3%
Distance: 226,337
23
March 23
Set: 12:05 am
Rise: 09:30 am
Apex: 05:21 pm
Illumination: 28.6%
Distance: 225,762
24
March 24
Set: 01:19 am
Rise: 10:22 am
Apex: 06:24 pm
Illumination: 40.0%
Distance: 225,980
25 FIRST QTR
March 25
Set: 02:27 am
Rise: 11:25 am
First Qtr: 03:18 pm
Apex: 07:26 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 226,970
26
March 26
Set: 03:23 am
Rise: 12:34 pm
Apex: 08:26 pm
Illumination: 63.5%
Distance: 228,658
27
March 27
Set: 04:09 am
Rise: 01:47 pm
Apex: 09:22 pm
Illumination: 74.1%
Distance: 230,925
28
March 28
Set: 04:45 am
Rise: 02:59 pm
Apex: 10:13 pm
Illumination: 83.4%
Distance: 233,622
29
March 29
Set: 05:15 am
Rise: 04:08 pm
Apex: 11:00 pm
Illumination: 90.8%
Distance: 236,581
30
March 30
Set: 05:41 am
Rise: 05:15 pm
Apex: 11:45 pm
Illumination: 96.1%
Distance: 239,630
31
March 31
Set: 06:04 am
Rise: 06:20 pm
Illumination: 97.9%
Distance: 241,147