Daily Moon Almanac for Rockford, Illinois
Thursday   03/05/2026
01:25 am
APEX (Transit)		 07:11 am
MOONSET		 08:34 pm
MOONRISE
96.5%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Gibbous
Moon Phase		 244,300
Distance in miles
March's full moon is called the Worm Moon
Rockford, Illinois - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
March 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
105:43 am 03:58 pm 11:10 pm 235,264Full Moon 98.0%
206:09 am 05:10 pm 11:57 pm 238,334Full Moon 99.9%
306:31 am 06:20 pm 225,832 Full Moon
05:38 am 		100.0%
412:42 am 06:51 am 07:28 pm 241,401Full Moon 99.3%
501:25 am 07:11 am 08:34 pm 244,300Waning Gibbous 96.5%
602:08 am 07:31 am 09:40 pm 246,880Waning Gibbous 91.6%
702:51 am 07:54 am 10:45 pm 249,020Waning Gibbous 85.1%
804:36 am 09:20 am 250,623Waning Gibbous 77.4%
912:50 am 05:23 am 09:51 am 251,620Waning Gibbous 68.6%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1001:53 am 06:13 am 10:28 am 251,968Waning Gibbous 59.2%
1102:52 am 07:04 am 11:14 am 251,650 Last Quarter
04:39 am 		50.0%
1203:44 am 07:56 am 12:09 pm 250,672Last Quarter 39.7%
1304:28 am 08:47 am 01:11 pm 249,071Waning Crescent 30.2%
1405:05 am 09:38 am 02:17 pm 246,911Waning Crescent 21.3%
1505:36 am 10:27 am 03:27 pm 244,293Waning Crescent 13.4%
1606:02 am 11:15 am 04:37 pm 241,347Waning Crescent 7.0%
1706:25 am 12:01 pm 05:48 pm 238,232Waning Crescent 2.4%
1806:47 am 12:47 pm 07:00 pm 235,125 New Moon
08:24 pm 		0.0%
1907:08 am 01:34 pm 08:14 pm 232,212New Moon 0.6%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2007:31 am 02:24 pm 09:31 pm 229,675Waxing Crescent 3.9%
2107:58 am 03:16 pm 10:50 pm 227,674Waxing Crescent 9.9%
2208:30 am 04:13 pm 226,341Waxing Crescent 18.3%
2312:10 am 09:10 am 05:14 pm 225,763Waxing Crescent 28.5%
2401:26 am 10:01 am 06:16 pm 225,977First Quarter 40.0%
2502:34 am 11:03 am 07:19 pm 226,963 First Quarter
02:18 pm 		50.0%
2603:29 am 12:15 pm 08:19 pm 228,648Waxing Gibbous 63.4%
2704:12 am 01:30 pm 09:14 pm 230,912Waxing Gibbous 74.1%
2804:46 am 02:44 pm 10:05 pm 233,607Waxing Gibbous 83.3%
2905:13 am 03:56 pm 10:53 pm 236,565Waxing Gibbous 90.8%
3005:35 am 05:06 pm 11:37 pm 239,614Waxing Gibbous 96.1%
3105:56 am 06:13 pm 241,132Waxing 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: 05:43 am
Rise: 03:58 pm
Apex: 11:10 pm
Illumination: 98.0%
Distance: 235,264
2
March 2
Set: 06:09 am
Rise: 05:10 pm
Apex: 11:57 pm
Illumination: 99.9%
Distance: 238,334
3 FULL MOON
March 3
Full Moon: 05:38 am
Set: 06:31 am
Rise: 06:20 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 225,832
4
March 4
Apex: 12:42 am
Set: 06:51 am
Rise: 07:28 pm
Illumination: 99.3%
Distance: 241,401
5
March 5
Apex: 01:25 am
Set: 07:11 am
Rise: 08:34 pm
Illumination: 96.5%
Distance: 244,300
6
March 6
Apex: 02:08 am
Set: 07:31 am
Rise: 09:40 pm
Illumination: 91.6%
Distance: 246,880
7
March 7
Apex: 02:51 am
Set: 07:54 am
Rise: 10:45 pm
Illumination: 85.1%
Distance: 249,020
8
March 8
Apex: 04:36 am
Set: 09:20 am
Illumination: 77.4%
Distance: 250,623
9
March 9
Rise: 12:50 am
Apex: 05:23 am
Set: 09:51 am
Illumination: 68.6%
Distance: 251,620
10
March 10
Rise: 01:53 am
Apex: 06:13 am
Set: 10:28 am
Illumination: 59.2%
Distance: 251,968
11 LAST QTR
March 11
Rise: 02:52 am
Last Qtr: 04:39 am
Apex: 07:04 am
Set: 11:14 am
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 251,650
12
March 12
Rise: 03:44 am
Apex: 07:56 am
Set: 12:09 pm
Illumination: 39.7%
Distance: 250,672
13
March 13
Rise: 04:28 am
Apex: 08:47 am
Set: 01:11 pm
Illumination: 30.2%
Distance: 249,071
14
March 14
Rise: 05:05 am
Apex: 09:38 am
Set: 02:17 pm
Illumination: 21.3%
Distance: 246,911
15
March 15
Rise: 05:36 am
Apex: 10:27 am
Set: 03:27 pm
Illumination: 13.4%
Distance: 244,293
16
March 16
Rise: 06:02 am
Apex: 11:15 am
Set: 04:37 pm
Illumination: 7.0%
Distance: 241,347
17
March 17
Rise: 06:25 am
Apex: 12:01 pm
Set: 05:48 pm
Illumination: 2.4%
Distance: 238,232
18 NEW MOON
March 18
Rise: 06:47 am
Apex: 12:47 pm
Set: 07:00 pm
New Moon: 08:24 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 235,125
19
March 19
Rise: 07:08 am
Apex: 01:34 pm
Set: 08:14 pm
Illumination: 0.6%
Distance: 232,212
20
March 20
Rise: 07:31 am
Apex: 02:24 pm
Set: 09:31 pm
Illumination: 3.9%
Distance: 229,675
21
March 21
Rise: 07:58 am
Apex: 03:16 pm
Set: 10:50 pm
Illumination: 9.9%
Distance: 227,674
22
March 22
Rise: 08:30 am
Apex: 04:13 pm
Illumination: 18.3%
Distance: 226,341
23
March 23
Set: 12:10 am
Rise: 09:10 am
Apex: 05:14 pm
Illumination: 28.5%
Distance: 225,763
24
March 24
Set: 01:26 am
Rise: 10:01 am
Apex: 06:16 pm
Illumination: 40.0%
Distance: 225,977
25 FIRST QTR
March 25
Set: 02:34 am
Rise: 11:03 am
First Qtr: 02:18 pm
Apex: 07:19 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 226,963
26
March 26
Set: 03:29 am
Rise: 12:15 pm
Apex: 08:19 pm
Illumination: 63.4%
Distance: 228,648
27
March 27
Set: 04:12 am
Rise: 01:30 pm
Apex: 09:14 pm
Illumination: 74.1%
Distance: 230,912
28
March 28
Set: 04:46 am
Rise: 02:44 pm
Apex: 10:05 pm
Illumination: 83.3%
Distance: 233,607
29
March 29
Set: 05:13 am
Rise: 03:56 pm
Apex: 10:53 pm
Illumination: 90.8%
Distance: 236,565
30
March 30
Set: 05:35 am
Rise: 05:06 pm
Apex: 11:37 pm
Illumination: 96.1%
Distance: 239,614
31
March 31
Set: 05:56 am
Rise: 06:13 pm
Illumination: 97.9%
Distance: 241,132