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.

April 2027 Moon Phase Calendar — 13-month

Gregorian dates: March 26, 2027 – April 22, 2027.

Switching keeps the reference date, April 1, 2027. Weekday headings follow the fixed calendar, not Gregorian weekdays. Each month has four complete weeks; Sol sits between June and July. The detail tables below keep their stated Gregorian date ranges.

April 2027 — International Fixed Calendar, Eastern Time. Gregorian date shown below each day.
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
Waning Gibbous, 77.8% illuminated77.8%March 26 Waning Gibbous, 69.2% illuminated69.2%March 27 Last Quarter, 59.9% illuminated59.9%March 28 Last Quarter, 50.5% illuminated50.5%March 29 Last Quarter 8:53 p.m. EDT Last Quarter, 41.1% illuminated41.1%March 30 Last Quarter, 32% illuminated32%March 31 Waning Crescent, 23.5% illuminated23.5%April 1
Waning Crescent, 15.8% illuminated15.8%April 2 Waning Crescent, 9.4% illuminated9.4%April 3 Waning Crescent, 4.4% illuminated4.4%April 4 New Moon, 1.2% illuminated1.2%April 5 New Moon, 0.1% illuminated0.1%April 6 New Moon 7:51 p.m. EDT New Moon, 1.4% illuminated1.4%April 7 Waxing Crescent, 5% illuminated5%April 8
Waxing Crescent, 10.9% illuminated10.9%April 9 Waxing Crescent, 18.8% illuminated18.8%April 10 Waxing Crescent, 28.5% illuminated28.5%April 11 First Quarter, 39.3% illuminated39.3%April 12 First Quarter, 50.6% illuminated50.6%April 13 First Quarter 6:56 p.m. EDT First Quarter, 62% illuminated62%April 14 Waxing Gibbous, 72.6% illuminated72.6%April 15
Waxing Gibbous, 82.1% illuminated82.1%April 16 Waxing Gibbous, 89.8% illuminated89.8%April 17 Waxing Gibbous, 95.5% illuminated95.5%April 18 Full Moon, 98.8% illuminated98.8%April 19 Full Moon, 99.8% illuminated99.8%April 20 Full Moon 6:27 p.m. EDT Full Moon, 98.5% illuminated98.5%April 21 Waning Gibbous, 95.2% illuminated95.2%April 22

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.