March 2026 Moon Phase Calendar

Updated · Daily moon data sampled at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time (UTC shown where relevant)

The daily phase and illumination below are sampled at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Principal phases are exact astronomical instants. Moonrise is for New York City and may occur on a different local date elsewhere.

March 2026 Moon Phase Calendar — Gregorian

Gregorian dates: March 1, 2026 – March 31, 2026.

Switching keeps the reference date, March 1, 2026. Weekday headings follow the Gregorian calendar. 13-month dates appear below each day. The detail tables below keep their stated Gregorian date ranges.

Moon phases for March 2026, Eastern Time. 13 month calendar date shown in the center of each day.
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
Full Moon, 97.5% illuminated97.5%Mar 4 Full Moon, 99.8% illuminated99.8%Mar 5 Full Moon, 99.6% illuminated99.6%Mar 6 Full Moon 6:37 a.m. EST Full Moon, 97.3% illuminated97.3%Mar 7 Waning Gibbous, 93% illuminated93%Mar 8 Waning Gibbous, 87.1% illuminated87.1%Mar 9 Waning Gibbous, 79.9% illuminated79.9%Mar 10
Waning Gibbous, 72.1% illuminated72.1%Mar 11 Last Quarter, 63.2% illuminated63.2%Mar 12 Last Quarter, 53.9% illuminated53.9%Mar 13 Last Quarter, 44.5% illuminated44.5%Mar 14 Last Quarter 5:38 a.m. EDT Last Quarter, 35.1% illuminated35.1%Mar 15 Waning Crescent, 26.1% illuminated26.1%Mar 16 Waning Crescent, 17.9% illuminated17.9%Mar 17
Waning Crescent, 10.7% illuminated10.7%Mar 18 Waning Crescent, 5.1% illuminated5.1%Mar 19 New Moon, 1.4% illuminated1.4%Mar 20 New Moon, 0% illuminated0%Mar 21 New Moon 9:23 p.m. EDT New Moon, 1.2% illuminated1.2%Mar 22 Waxing Crescent, 5.1% illuminated5.1%Mar 23 Waxing Crescent, 11.4% illuminated11.4%Mar 24
Waxing Crescent, 19.8% illuminated19.8%Mar 25 Waxing Crescent, 29.9% illuminated29.9%Mar 26 First Quarter, 41% illuminated41%Mar 27 First Quarter, 52.4% illuminated52.4%Mar 28 First Quarter 3:17 p.m. EDT First Quarter, 63.5% illuminated63.5%Apr 1 Waxing Gibbous, 73.8% illuminated73.8%Apr 2 Waxing Gibbous, 82.7% illuminated82.7%Apr 3
Waxing Gibbous, 90.1% illuminated90.1%Apr 4 Waxing Gibbous, 95.4% illuminated95.4%Apr 5 Full Moon, 98.7% illuminated98.7%Apr 6

Daily phase names group the cycle into eight broad phase sectors, using progress between exact astronomical events. They describe the 8 p.m. Eastern sample, not the instant of a new moon, quarter moon, or full moon. The tables list those exact principal-phase instants separately.

March 2026 Moon Phases — Exact Times

Principal lunar phases in March 2026, with Eastern and UTC civil dates
PhaseDateTime (ET)Time (UTC)13 month date
Full Moon6:37 a.m. EST
11:37 a.m. UTC		March 6, 2026
Last Quarter5:38 a.m. EDT
9:38 a.m. UTC		March 14, 2026
New Moon9:23 p.m. EDT
1:23 a.m. UTC		March 21, 2026
First Quarter3:17 p.m. EDT
7:17 p.m. UTC		March 28, 2026

Special events and calculation notes

  • : Total lunar eclipse (NASA GSFC)

Eclipse classifications are from NASA GSFC. On this site, “supermoon” means a full moon with a computed geocentric distance of 360,000 km or less.

Daily Moon Phase, Illumination, and Moonrise

Daily lunar conditions in March 2026; phase and illumination sampled at 8:00 p.m. Eastern
DatePhase at 8 p.m. ETIlluminationNYC moonrise (ET / UTC)13 month date
Full Moon, 97.5% illuminatedFull Moon97.5%, 4:00 p.m. EST
, 9:00 p.m. UTC		March 4, 2026
Full Moon, 99.8% illuminatedFull Moon99.8%, 5:12 p.m. EST
, 10:12 p.m. UTC		March 5, 2026
Full Moon, 99.6% illuminatedFull Moon99.6%, 6:20 p.m. EST
, 11:20 p.m. UTC		March 6, 2026
Full Moon, 97.3% illuminatedFull Moon97.3%, 7:26 p.m. EST
, 12:26 a.m. UTC		March 7, 2026
Waning Gibbous, 93% illuminatedWaning Gibbous93%, 8:31 p.m. EST
, 1:31 a.m. UTC		March 8, 2026
Waning Gibbous, 87.1% illuminatedWaning Gibbous87.1%, 9:36 p.m. EST
, 2:36 a.m. UTC		March 9, 2026
Waning Gibbous, 79.9% illuminatedWaning Gibbous79.9%, 10:41 p.m. EST
, 3:41 a.m. UTC		March 10, 2026
Waning Gibbous, 72.1% illuminatedWaning Gibbous72.1%No moonrise on this Eastern calendar dateMarch 11, 2026
Last Quarter, 63.2% illuminatedLast Quarter63.2%, 12:45 a.m. EDT
, 4:45 a.m. UTC		March 12, 2026
Last Quarter, 53.9% illuminatedLast Quarter53.9%, 1:48 a.m. EDT
, 5:48 a.m. UTC		March 13, 2026
Last Quarter, 44.5% illuminatedLast Quarter44.5%, 2:46 a.m. EDT
, 6:46 a.m. UTC		March 14, 2026
Last Quarter, 35.1% illuminatedLast Quarter35.1%, 3:38 a.m. EDT
, 7:38 a.m. UTC		March 15, 2026
Waning Crescent, 26.1% illuminatedWaning Crescent26.1%, 4:24 a.m. EDT
, 8:24 a.m. UTC		March 16, 2026
Waning Crescent, 17.9% illuminatedWaning Crescent17.9%, 5:01 a.m. EDT
, 9:01 a.m. UTC		March 17, 2026
Waning Crescent, 10.7% illuminatedWaning Crescent10.7%, 5:33 a.m. EDT
, 9:33 a.m. UTC		March 18, 2026
Waning Crescent, 5.1% illuminatedWaning Crescent5.1%, 6:00 a.m. EDT
, 10:00 a.m. UTC		March 19, 2026
New Moon, 1.4% illuminatedNew Moon1.4%, 6:25 a.m. EDT
, 10:25 a.m. UTC		March 20, 2026
New Moon, 0% illuminatedNew Moon0%, 6:47 a.m. EDT
, 10:47 a.m. UTC		March 21, 2026
New Moon, 1.2% illuminatedNew Moon1.2%, 7:10 a.m. EDT
, 11:10 a.m. UTC		March 22, 2026
Waxing Crescent, 5.1% illuminatedWaxing Crescent5.1%, 7:35 a.m. EDT
, 11:35 a.m. UTC		March 23, 2026
Waxing Crescent, 11.4% illuminatedWaxing Crescent11.4%, 8:02 a.m. EDT
, 12:02 p.m. UTC		March 24, 2026
Waxing Crescent, 19.8% illuminatedWaxing Crescent19.8%, 8:35 a.m. EDT
, 12:35 p.m. UTC		March 25, 2026
Waxing Crescent, 29.9% illuminatedWaxing Crescent29.9%, 9:17 a.m. EDT
, 1:17 p.m. UTC		March 26, 2026
First Quarter, 41% illuminatedFirst Quarter41%, 10:08 a.m. EDT
, 2:08 p.m. UTC		March 27, 2026
First Quarter, 52.4% illuminatedFirst Quarter52.4%, 11:10 a.m. EDT
, 3:10 p.m. UTC		March 28, 2026
First Quarter, 63.5% illuminatedFirst Quarter63.5%, 12:21 p.m. EDT
, 4:21 p.m. UTC		April 1, 2026
Waxing Gibbous, 73.8% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous73.8%, 1:34 p.m. EDT
, 5:34 p.m. UTC		April 2, 2026
Waxing Gibbous, 82.7% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous82.7%, 2:47 p.m. EDT
, 6:47 p.m. UTC		April 3, 2026
Waxing Gibbous, 90.1% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous90.1%, 3:58 p.m. EDT
, 7:58 p.m. UTC		April 4, 2026
Waxing Gibbous, 95.4% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous95.4%, 5:06 p.m. EDT
, 9:06 p.m. UTC		April 5, 2026
Full Moon, 98.7% illuminatedFull Moon98.7%, 6:12 p.m. EDT
, 10:12 p.m. UTC		April 6, 2026

“No moonrise” means no rise occurs during that midnight-to-midnight Eastern calendar date at the New York City observer location; it does not mean the moon never rises.