Daily Moon Almanac for
Thursday   03/19/2026
04:33 am
MOONRISE		 11:53 am
APEX (Transit)		 09:25 pm
MOONSET
0.5%
Illumination at Apex		 New Moon
Moon Phase		 232,401
Distance in miles
March's full moon is called the Worm Moon
- Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
March 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
109:29 pm 235,059Waxing Gibbous 97.8%
210:16 pm 238,122Full Moon 99.9%
307:03 am 03:12 pm 11:01 pm 241,196 Full Moon
06:38 am 		100.0%
405:20 am 06:47 pm 11:44 pm 244,111Waning Gibbous 96.7%
503:42 am 225,817Waxing Crescent 25.1%
612:27 am 246,717Waning Gibbous 92.0%
701:10 am 248,890Waning Gibbous 85.6%
801:55 am 250,532Waning Gibbous 77.9%
903:42 am 251,572Waning Gibbous 69.2%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1004:31 am 251,966Waning Gibbous 59.9%
1105:22 am 251,693 Last Quarter
05:39 am 		50.0%
1206:14 am 250,759Last Quarter 40.4%
1307:05 am 249,199Waning Crescent 30.9%
1407:56 am 247,075Waning Crescent 21.9%
1508:45 am 244,484Waning Crescent 13.9%
1609:33 am 241,556Waning Crescent 7.4%
1708:34 am 10:20 am 12:56 pm 238,446Waning Crescent 2.6%
1806:13 am 11:06 am 05:10 pm 235,333 New Moon
09:24 pm 		0.0%
1904:33 am 11:53 am 09:25 pm 232,401New Moon 0.5%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2002:14 am 12:42 pm 229,833Waxing Crescent 3.5%
2101:34 pm 227,791Waxing Crescent 9.4%
2202:30 pm 226,409Waxing Crescent 17.6%
2303:30 pm 225,778Waxing Crescent 27.8%
2404:33 pm 225,937First Quarter 39.2%
2505:36 pm 226,872 First Quarter
03:18 pm 		50.0%
2606:36 pm 228,512Waxing Gibbous 62.6%
2707:32 pm 230,742Waxing Gibbous 73.4%
2808:24 pm 233,413Waxing Gibbous 82.8%
2909:11 pm 236,358Waxing Gibbous 90.3%
3007:11 am 12:48 pm 09:56 pm 239,407Waxing Gibbous 95.8%
3105:10 am 04:34 pm 10:39 pm 242,391Full Moon 99.0%
Did you know?
 This full moon on the 3rd is known as the Full Worm Moon.
The moon phase for today is New Moon.
The moon is 0.5% illuminated today.
The Worm Moon represented the time to plant crops to some tribes
   and the return of plentiful hunting and gathering for all.
The moon was created by a Mars sized planet striking the earth.


March 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
March 1
Apex: 09:29 pm
Illumination: 97.8%
Distance: 235,059
2
March 2
Apex: 10:16 pm
Illumination: 99.9%
Distance: 238,122
3 FULL MOON
March 3
Full Moon: 06:38 am
Set: 07:03 am
Rise: 03:12 pm
Apex: 11:01 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 241,196
4
March 4
Set: 05:20 am
Rise: 06:47 pm
Apex: 11:44 pm
Illumination: 96.7%
Distance: 244,111
5
March 5
Set: 03:42 am
Illumination: 25.1%
Distance: 225,817
6
March 6
Apex: 12:27 am
Illumination: 92.0%
Distance: 246,717
7
March 7
Apex: 01:10 am
Illumination: 85.6%
Distance: 248,890
8
March 8
Apex: 01:55 am
Illumination: 77.9%
Distance: 250,532
9
March 9
Apex: 03:42 am
Illumination: 69.2%
Distance: 251,572
10
March 10
Apex: 04:31 am
Illumination: 59.9%
Distance: 251,966
11 LAST QTR
March 11
Apex: 05:22 am
Last Qtr: 05:39 am
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 251,693
12
March 12
Apex: 06:14 am
Illumination: 40.4%
Distance: 250,759
13
March 13
Apex: 07:05 am
Illumination: 30.9%
Distance: 249,199
14
March 14
Apex: 07:56 am
Illumination: 21.9%
Distance: 247,075
15
March 15
Apex: 08:45 am
Illumination: 13.9%
Distance: 244,484
16
March 16
Apex: 09:33 am
Illumination: 7.4%
Distance: 241,556
17
March 17
Rise: 08:34 am
Apex: 10:20 am
Set: 12:56 pm
Illumination: 2.6%
Distance: 238,446
18 NEW MOON
March 18
Rise: 06:13 am
Apex: 11:06 am
Set: 05:10 pm
New Moon: 09:24 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 235,333
19
March 19
Rise: 04:33 am
Apex: 11:53 am
Set: 09:25 pm
Illumination: 0.5%
Distance: 232,401
20
March 20
Rise: 02:14 am
Apex: 12:42 pm
Illumination: 3.5%
Distance: 229,833
21
March 21
Apex: 01:34 pm
Illumination: 9.4%
Distance: 227,791
22
March 22
Apex: 02:30 pm
Illumination: 17.6%
Distance: 226,409
23
March 23
Apex: 03:30 pm
Illumination: 27.8%
Distance: 225,778
24
March 24
Apex: 04:33 pm
Illumination: 39.2%
Distance: 225,937
25 FIRST QTR
March 25
First Qtr: 03:18 pm
Apex: 05:36 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 226,872
26
March 26
Apex: 06:36 pm
Illumination: 62.6%
Distance: 228,512
27
March 27
Apex: 07:32 pm
Illumination: 73.4%
Distance: 230,742
28
March 28
Apex: 08:24 pm
Illumination: 82.8%
Distance: 233,413
29
March 29
Apex: 09:11 pm
Illumination: 90.3%
Distance: 236,358
30
March 30
Set: 07:11 am
Rise: 12:48 pm
Apex: 09:56 pm
Illumination: 95.8%
Distance: 239,407
31
March 31
Set: 05:10 am
Rise: 04:34 pm
Apex: 10:39 pm
Illumination: 99.0%
Distance: 242,391