Daily Moon Almanac for Albert Lea, Minnesota
Monday   03/09/2026
01:14 am
MOONRISE		 05:41 am
APEX (Transit)		 10:02 am
MOONSET
68.5%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Gibbous
Moon Phase		 251,628
Distance in miles
March's full moon is called the Worm Moon
Albert Lea, Minnesota - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
March 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
106:04 am 04:12 pm 11:28 pm 235,300Full Moon 98.0%
206:29 am 05:26 pm 236,836Full Moon 99.3%
312:15 am 06:50 am 06:37 pm 238,370 Full Moon
05:38 am 		100.0%
412:59 am 07:09 am 07:46 pm 241,437Full Moon 99.3%
501:42 am 07:27 am 08:54 pm 244,332Waning Gibbous 96.4%
602:25 am 07:46 am 10:01 pm 246,909Waning Gibbous 91.6%
703:09 am 08:08 am 11:08 pm 249,042Waning Gibbous 85.1%
804:54 am 09:32 am 250,638Waning Gibbous 77.3%
901:14 am 05:41 am 10:02 am 251,628Waning Gibbous 68.5%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1002:18 am 06:30 am 10:39 am 251,968Waning Gibbous 59.1%
1103:17 am 07:21 am 11:25 am 251,642 Last Quarter
04:39 am 		50.0%
1204:09 am 08:13 am 12:20 pm 250,657Last Quarter 39.6%
1304:53 am 09:05 am 01:22 pm 249,048Waning Crescent 30.1%
1405:28 am 09:56 am 02:30 pm 246,883Waning Crescent 21.2%
1505:58 am 10:45 am 03:41 pm 244,260Waning Crescent 13.4%
1606:22 am 11:32 am 04:52 pm 241,311Waning Crescent 6.9%
1706:44 am 12:19 pm 06:05 pm 238,195Waning Crescent 2.4%
1807:05 am 01:05 pm 07:18 pm 235,089 New Moon
08:24 pm 		0.0%
1907:25 am 01:52 pm 08:34 pm 232,179New Moon 0.6%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2007:47 am 02:41 pm 09:52 pm 229,648Waxing Crescent 3.9%
2108:12 am 03:34 pm 11:13 pm 227,655Waxing Crescent 10.0%
2208:42 am 04:31 pm 226,330Waxing Crescent 18.4%
2312:34 am 09:21 am 05:31 pm 225,761Waxing Crescent 28.7%
2401:51 am 10:12 am 06:34 pm 225,984First Quarter 40.1%
2502:58 am 11:14 am 07:37 pm 226,979 First Quarter
02:18 pm 		50.0%
2603:53 am 12:26 pm 08:37 pm 228,672Waxing Gibbous 63.5%
2704:35 am 01:42 pm 09:32 pm 230,942Waxing Gibbous 74.2%
2805:07 am 02:58 pm 10:23 pm 233,641Waxing Gibbous 83.4%
2905:33 am 04:12 pm 11:10 pm 236,601Waxing Gibbous 90.8%
3005:54 am 05:22 pm 11:55 pm 239,650Waxing Gibbous 96.1%
3106:14 am 06:31 pm 241,168Waxing 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 68.5% 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: 06:04 am
Rise: 04:12 pm
Apex: 11:28 pm
Illumination: 98.0%
Distance: 235,300
2
March 2
Set: 06:29 am
Rise: 05:26 pm
Illumination: 99.3%
Distance: 236,836
3 FULL MOON
March 3
Apex: 12:15 am
Full Moon: 05:38 am
Set: 06:50 am
Rise: 06:37 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 238,370
4
March 4
Apex: 12:59 am
Set: 07:09 am
Rise: 07:46 pm
Illumination: 99.3%
Distance: 241,437
5
March 5
Apex: 01:42 am
Set: 07:27 am
Rise: 08:54 pm
Illumination: 96.4%
Distance: 244,332
6
March 6
Apex: 02:25 am
Set: 07:46 am
Rise: 10:01 pm
Illumination: 91.6%
Distance: 246,909
7
March 7
Apex: 03:09 am
Set: 08:08 am
Rise: 11:08 pm
Illumination: 85.1%
Distance: 249,042
8
March 8
Apex: 04:54 am
Set: 09:32 am
Illumination: 77.3%
Distance: 250,638
9
March 9
Rise: 01:14 am
Apex: 05:41 am
Set: 10:02 am
Illumination: 68.5%
Distance: 251,628
10
March 10
Rise: 02:18 am
Apex: 06:30 am
Set: 10:39 am
Illumination: 59.1%
Distance: 251,968
11 LAST QTR
March 11
Rise: 03:17 am
Last Qtr: 04:39 am
Apex: 07:21 am
Set: 11:25 am
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 251,642
12
March 12
Rise: 04:09 am
Apex: 08:13 am
Set: 12:20 pm
Illumination: 39.6%
Distance: 250,657
13
March 13
Rise: 04:53 am
Apex: 09:05 am
Set: 01:22 pm
Illumination: 30.1%
Distance: 249,048
14
March 14
Rise: 05:28 am
Apex: 09:56 am
Set: 02:30 pm
Illumination: 21.2%
Distance: 246,883
15
March 15
Rise: 05:58 am
Apex: 10:45 am
Set: 03:41 pm
Illumination: 13.4%
Distance: 244,260
16
March 16
Rise: 06:22 am
Apex: 11:32 am
Set: 04:52 pm
Illumination: 6.9%
Distance: 241,311
17
March 17
Rise: 06:44 am
Apex: 12:19 pm
Set: 06:05 pm
Illumination: 2.4%
Distance: 238,195
18 NEW MOON
March 18
Rise: 07:05 am
Apex: 01:05 pm
Set: 07:18 pm
New Moon: 08:24 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 235,089
19
March 19
Rise: 07:25 am
Apex: 01:52 pm
Set: 08:34 pm
Illumination: 0.6%
Distance: 232,179
20
March 20
Rise: 07:47 am
Apex: 02:41 pm
Set: 09:52 pm
Illumination: 3.9%
Distance: 229,648
21
March 21
Rise: 08:12 am
Apex: 03:34 pm
Set: 11:13 pm
Illumination: 10.0%
Distance: 227,655
22
March 22
Rise: 08:42 am
Apex: 04:31 pm
Illumination: 18.4%
Distance: 226,330
23
March 23
Set: 12:34 am
Rise: 09:21 am
Apex: 05:31 pm
Illumination: 28.7%
Distance: 225,761
24
March 24
Set: 01:51 am
Rise: 10:12 am
Apex: 06:34 pm
Illumination: 40.1%
Distance: 225,984
25 FIRST QTR
March 25
Set: 02:58 am
Rise: 11:14 am
First Qtr: 02:18 pm
Apex: 07:37 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 226,979
26
March 26
Set: 03:53 am
Rise: 12:26 pm
Apex: 08:37 pm
Illumination: 63.5%
Distance: 228,672
27
March 27
Set: 04:35 am
Rise: 01:42 pm
Apex: 09:32 pm
Illumination: 74.2%
Distance: 230,942
28
March 28
Set: 05:07 am
Rise: 02:58 pm
Apex: 10:23 pm
Illumination: 83.4%
Distance: 233,641
29
March 29
Set: 05:33 am
Rise: 04:12 pm
Apex: 11:10 pm
Illumination: 90.8%
Distance: 236,601
30
March 30
Set: 05:54 am
Rise: 05:22 pm
Apex: 11:55 pm
Illumination: 96.1%
Distance: 239,650
31
March 31
Set: 06:14 am
Rise: 06:31 pm
Illumination: 97.9%
Distance: 241,168