Daily Moon Almanac for West Chicago, Illinois
Monday   03/16/2026
05:58 am
MOONRISE		 11:11 am
APEX (Transit)		 04:34 pm
MOONSET
7.0%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Crescent
Moon Phase		 241,355
Distance in miles
March's full moon is called the Worm Moon
West Chicago, Illinois - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
March 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
105:39 am 03:55 pm 11:07 pm 235,257Full Moon 98.0%
206:05 am 05:07 pm 11:54 pm 238,326Full Moon 99.9%
306:27 am 06:17 pm 225,833 Full Moon
05:38 am 		100.0%
412:38 am 06:48 am 07:24 pm 241,394Full Moon 99.3%
501:21 am 07:08 am 08:30 pm 244,293Waning Gibbous 96.5%
602:04 am 07:28 am 09:35 pm 246,875Waning Gibbous 91.6%
702:48 am 07:51 am 10:41 pm 249,016Waning Gibbous 85.2%
804:33 am 09:17 am 250,620Waning Gibbous 77.4%
912:46 am 05:20 am 09:48 am 251,618Waning Gibbous 68.6%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1001:49 am 06:09 am 10:26 am 251,968Waning Gibbous 59.3%
1102:47 am 07:00 am 11:12 am 251,651 Last Quarter
04:39 am 		50.0%
1203:39 am 07:52 am 12:07 pm 250,675Last Quarter 39.8%
1304:24 am 08:44 am 01:08 pm 249,075Waning Crescent 30.3%
1405:01 am 09:35 am 02:15 pm 246,917Waning Crescent 21.4%
1505:32 am 10:24 am 03:24 pm 244,300Waning Crescent 13.5%
1605:58 am 11:11 am 04:34 pm 241,355Waning Crescent 7.0%
1706:21 am 11:57 am 05:45 pm 238,239Waning Crescent 2.4%
1806:43 am 12:44 pm 06:57 pm 235,132 New Moon
08:24 pm 		0.0%
1907:05 am 01:31 pm 08:10 pm 232,219New Moon 0.6%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2007:28 am 02:20 pm 09:27 pm 229,680Waxing Crescent 3.8%
2107:55 am 03:13 pm 10:46 pm 227,678Waxing Crescent 9.9%
2208:27 am 04:10 pm 226,344Waxing Crescent 18.3%
2312:05 am 09:08 am 05:10 pm 225,764Waxing Crescent 28.5%
2401:21 am 09:59 am 06:13 pm 225,976First Quarter 39.9%
2502:29 am 11:01 am 07:16 pm 226,960 First Quarter
02:18 pm 		50.0%
2603:24 am 12:12 pm 08:15 pm 228,643Waxing Gibbous 63.4%
2704:07 am 01:27 pm 09:11 pm 230,907Waxing Gibbous 74.1%
2804:41 am 02:41 pm 10:02 pm 233,600Waxing Gibbous 83.3%
2905:09 am 03:53 pm 10:49 pm 236,558Waxing Gibbous 90.7%
3005:32 am 05:02 pm 11:33 pm 239,607Waxing Gibbous 96.1%
3105:52 am 06:09 pm 241,125Waxing 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 7.0% 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: 05:39 am
Rise: 03:55 pm
Apex: 11:07 pm
Illumination: 98.0%
Distance: 235,257
2
March 2
Set: 06:05 am
Rise: 05:07 pm
Apex: 11:54 pm
Illumination: 99.9%
Distance: 238,326
3 FULL MOON
March 3
Full Moon: 05:38 am
Set: 06:27 am
Rise: 06:17 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 225,833
4
March 4
Apex: 12:38 am
Set: 06:48 am
Rise: 07:24 pm
Illumination: 99.3%
Distance: 241,394
5
March 5
Apex: 01:21 am
Set: 07:08 am
Rise: 08:30 pm
Illumination: 96.5%
Distance: 244,293
6
March 6
Apex: 02:04 am
Set: 07:28 am
Rise: 09:35 pm
Illumination: 91.6%
Distance: 246,875
7
March 7
Apex: 02:48 am
Set: 07:51 am
Rise: 10:41 pm
Illumination: 85.2%
Distance: 249,016
8
March 8
Apex: 04:33 am
Set: 09:17 am
Illumination: 77.4%
Distance: 250,620
9
March 9
Rise: 12:46 am
Apex: 05:20 am
Set: 09:48 am
Illumination: 68.6%
Distance: 251,618
10
March 10
Rise: 01:49 am
Apex: 06:09 am
Set: 10:26 am
Illumination: 59.3%
Distance: 251,968
11 LAST QTR
March 11
Rise: 02:47 am
Last Qtr: 04:39 am
Apex: 07:00 am
Set: 11:12 am
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 251,651
12
March 12
Rise: 03:39 am
Apex: 07:52 am
Set: 12:07 pm
Illumination: 39.8%
Distance: 250,675
13
March 13
Rise: 04:24 am
Apex: 08:44 am
Set: 01:08 pm
Illumination: 30.3%
Distance: 249,075
14
March 14
Rise: 05:01 am
Apex: 09:35 am
Set: 02:15 pm
Illumination: 21.4%
Distance: 246,917
15
March 15
Rise: 05:32 am
Apex: 10:24 am
Set: 03:24 pm
Illumination: 13.5%
Distance: 244,300
16
March 16
Rise: 05:58 am
Apex: 11:11 am
Set: 04:34 pm
Illumination: 7.0%
Distance: 241,355
17
March 17
Rise: 06:21 am
Apex: 11:57 am
Set: 05:45 pm
Illumination: 2.4%
Distance: 238,239
18 NEW MOON
March 18
Rise: 06:43 am
Apex: 12:44 pm
Set: 06:57 pm
New Moon: 08:24 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 235,132
19
March 19
Rise: 07:05 am
Apex: 01:31 pm
Set: 08:10 pm
Illumination: 0.6%
Distance: 232,219
20
March 20
Rise: 07:28 am
Apex: 02:20 pm
Set: 09:27 pm
Illumination: 3.8%
Distance: 229,680
21
March 21
Rise: 07:55 am
Apex: 03:13 pm
Set: 10:46 pm
Illumination: 9.9%
Distance: 227,678
22
March 22
Rise: 08:27 am
Apex: 04:10 pm
Illumination: 18.3%
Distance: 226,344
23
March 23
Set: 12:05 am
Rise: 09:08 am
Apex: 05:10 pm
Illumination: 28.5%
Distance: 225,764
24
March 24
Set: 01:21 am
Rise: 09:59 am
Apex: 06:13 pm
Illumination: 39.9%
Distance: 225,976
25 FIRST QTR
March 25
Set: 02:29 am
Rise: 11:01 am
First Qtr: 02:18 pm
Apex: 07:16 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 226,960
26
March 26
Set: 03:24 am
Rise: 12:12 pm
Apex: 08:15 pm
Illumination: 63.4%
Distance: 228,643
27
March 27
Set: 04:07 am
Rise: 01:27 pm
Apex: 09:11 pm
Illumination: 74.1%
Distance: 230,907
28
March 28
Set: 04:41 am
Rise: 02:41 pm
Apex: 10:02 pm
Illumination: 83.3%
Distance: 233,600
29
March 29
Set: 05:09 am
Rise: 03:53 pm
Apex: 10:49 pm
Illumination: 90.7%
Distance: 236,558
30
March 30
Set: 05:32 am
Rise: 05:02 pm
Apex: 11:33 pm
Illumination: 96.1%
Distance: 239,607
31
March 31
Set: 05:52 am
Rise: 06:09 pm
Illumination: 97.9%
Distance: 241,125