Daily Moon Almanac for Bedford, Massachusetts
Tuesday   03/17/2026
06:13 am
MOONRISE		 11:47 am
APEX (Transit)		 05:33 pm
MOONSET
2.4%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Crescent
Moon Phase		 238,261
Distance in miles
March's full moon is called the Worm Moon
Bedford, Massachusetts - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
March 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
105:31 am 03:42 pm 10:57 pm 235,237Waxing Gibbous 97.9%
205:57 am 04:55 pm 11:44 pm 238,305Full Moon 99.9%
306:19 am 06:05 pm 225,834 Full Moon
06:38 am 		100.0%
412:28 am 06:39 am 07:13 pm 241,374Full Moon 99.4%
501:11 am 06:59 am 08:20 pm 244,275Waning Gibbous 96.5%
601:54 am 07:19 am 09:26 pm 246,859Waning Gibbous 91.7%
702:38 am 07:41 am 10:32 pm 249,003Waning Gibbous 85.2%
804:23 am 09:06 am 250,611Waning Gibbous 77.4%
912:37 am 05:10 am 09:37 am 251,614Waning Gibbous 68.7%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1001:40 am 05:59 am 10:14 am 251,968Waning Gibbous 59.3%
1102:39 am 06:50 am 10:59 am 251,656 Last Quarter
05:39 am 		50.0%
1203:32 am 07:42 am 11:53 am 250,684Last Quarter 39.8%
1304:16 am 08:34 am 12:55 pm 249,088Waning Crescent 30.3%
1404:53 am 09:24 am 02:02 pm 246,934Waning Crescent 21.4%
1505:24 am 10:13 am 03:11 pm 244,319Waning Crescent 13.5%
1605:50 am 11:01 am 04:22 pm 241,375Waning Crescent 7.0%
1706:13 am 11:47 am 05:33 pm 238,261Waning Crescent 2.4%
1806:34 am 12:34 pm 06:45 pm 235,152 New Moon
09:24 pm 		0.0%
1906:56 am 01:21 pm 07:59 pm 232,237New Moon 0.6%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2007:18 am 02:10 pm 09:16 pm 229,696Waxing Crescent 3.8%
2107:44 am 03:02 pm 10:36 pm 227,690Waxing Crescent 9.8%
2208:16 am 03:59 pm 11:56 pm 226,351Waxing Crescent 18.2%
2308:55 am 04:59 pm 225,765Waxing Crescent 28.4%
2401:12 am 09:46 am 06:02 pm 225,971First Quarter 39.9%
2502:20 am 10:48 am 07:05 pm 226,950 First Quarter
03:18 pm 		50.0%
2603:16 am 11:59 am 08:05 pm 228,629Waxing Gibbous 63.3%
2703:59 am 01:14 pm 09:01 pm 230,889Waxing Gibbous 74.0%
2804:34 am 02:29 pm 09:52 pm 233,581Waxing Gibbous 83.3%
2905:01 am 03:41 pm 10:39 pm 236,537Waxing Gibbous 90.7%
3005:23 am 04:51 pm 11:23 pm 239,587Waxing Gibbous 96.0%
3105:44 am 05:58 pm 241,105Waxing 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: 05:31 am
Rise: 03:42 pm
Apex: 10:57 pm
Illumination: 97.9%
Distance: 235,237
2
March 2
Set: 05:57 am
Rise: 04:55 pm
Apex: 11:44 pm
Illumination: 99.9%
Distance: 238,305
3 FULL MOON
March 3
Set: 06:19 am
Full Moon: 06:38 am
Rise: 06:05 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 225,834
4
March 4
Apex: 12:28 am
Set: 06:39 am
Rise: 07:13 pm
Illumination: 99.4%
Distance: 241,374
5
March 5
Apex: 01:11 am
Set: 06:59 am
Rise: 08:20 pm
Illumination: 96.5%
Distance: 244,275
6
March 6
Apex: 01:54 am
Set: 07:19 am
Rise: 09:26 pm
Illumination: 91.7%
Distance: 246,859
7
March 7
Apex: 02:38 am
Set: 07:41 am
Rise: 10:32 pm
Illumination: 85.2%
Distance: 249,003
8
March 8
Apex: 04:23 am
Set: 09:06 am
Illumination: 77.4%
Distance: 250,611
9
March 9
Rise: 12:37 am
Apex: 05:10 am
Set: 09:37 am
Illumination: 68.7%
Distance: 251,614
10
March 10
Rise: 01:40 am
Apex: 05:59 am
Set: 10:14 am
Illumination: 59.3%
Distance: 251,968
11 LAST QTR
March 11
Rise: 02:39 am
Last Qtr: 05:39 am
Apex: 06:50 am
Set: 10:59 am
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 251,656
12
March 12
Rise: 03:32 am
Apex: 07:42 am
Set: 11:53 am
Illumination: 39.8%
Distance: 250,684
13
March 13
Rise: 04:16 am
Apex: 08:34 am
Set: 12:55 pm
Illumination: 30.3%
Distance: 249,088
14
March 14
Rise: 04:53 am
Apex: 09:24 am
Set: 02:02 pm
Illumination: 21.4%
Distance: 246,934
15
March 15
Rise: 05:24 am
Apex: 10:13 am
Set: 03:11 pm
Illumination: 13.5%
Distance: 244,319
16
March 16
Rise: 05:50 am
Apex: 11:01 am
Set: 04:22 pm
Illumination: 7.0%
Distance: 241,375
17
March 17
Rise: 06:13 am
Apex: 11:47 am
Set: 05:33 pm
Illumination: 2.4%
Distance: 238,261
18 NEW MOON
March 18
Rise: 06:34 am
Apex: 12:34 pm
Set: 06:45 pm
New Moon: 09:24 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 235,152
19
March 19
Rise: 06:56 am
Apex: 01:21 pm
Set: 07:59 pm
Illumination: 0.6%
Distance: 232,237
20
March 20
Rise: 07:18 am
Apex: 02:10 pm
Set: 09:16 pm
Illumination: 3.8%
Distance: 229,696
21
March 21
Rise: 07:44 am
Apex: 03:02 pm
Set: 10:36 pm
Illumination: 9.8%
Distance: 227,690
22
March 22
Rise: 08:16 am
Apex: 03:59 pm
Set: 11:56 pm
Illumination: 18.2%
Distance: 226,351
23
March 23
Rise: 08:55 am
Apex: 04:59 pm
Illumination: 28.4%
Distance: 225,765
24
March 24
Set: 01:12 am
Rise: 09:46 am
Apex: 06:02 pm
Illumination: 39.9%
Distance: 225,971
25 FIRST QTR
March 25
Set: 02:20 am
Rise: 10:48 am
First Qtr: 03:18 pm
Apex: 07:05 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 226,950
26
March 26
Set: 03:16 am
Rise: 11:59 am
Apex: 08:05 pm
Illumination: 63.3%
Distance: 228,629
27
March 27
Set: 03:59 am
Rise: 01:14 pm
Apex: 09:01 pm
Illumination: 74.0%
Distance: 230,889
28
March 28
Set: 04:34 am
Rise: 02:29 pm
Apex: 09:52 pm
Illumination: 83.3%
Distance: 233,581
29
March 29
Set: 05:01 am
Rise: 03:41 pm
Apex: 10:39 pm
Illumination: 90.7%
Distance: 236,537
30
March 30
Set: 05:23 am
Rise: 04:51 pm
Apex: 11:23 pm
Illumination: 96.0%
Distance: 239,587
31
March 31
Set: 05:44 am
Rise: 05:58 pm
Illumination: 97.9%
Distance: 241,105