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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, March 2026

Moon: 8.4%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 22, 2026 at 12:42:39 am
Moon Direction: 251° West
Moon Altitude: -49.3°
Moon Distance: 228,231 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 2, 2026, 1:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 9:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 10:51 am

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Melbourne, March 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 4:05 am (298°) 6:53 pm (66°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
2 - 5:18 am (291°) 7:23 pm (73°) 12:01 am (33.6°) 233,659 95.6%
3 - 6:27 am (283°) 7:49 pm (81°) 12:50 am (39.5°) 235,667 99.0%
4 - 7:34 am (275°) 8:12 pm (89°) 1:36 am (45.9°) 238,047 100.0%
5 - 8:38 am (267°) 8:35 pm (97°) 2:20 am (52.4°) 240,686 98.5%
6 - 9:41 am (259°) 8:59 pm (104°) 3:03 am (58.8°) 243,405 94.8%
7 - 10:44 am (252°) 9:24 pm (111°) 3:46 am (64.7°) 246,005 89.3%
8 - 11:46 am (245°) 9:52 pm (117°) 4:30 am (69.9°) 248,269 82.3%
9 - 12:48 pm (240°) 10:25 pm (122°) 5:16 am (74.3°) 250,001 74.1%
10 - 1:49 pm (236°) 11:04 pm (125°) 6:03 am (77.6°) 251,032 65.1%
11 - 2:47 pm (234°) 11:50 pm (127°) 6:53 am (79.7°) 251,246 55.5%
12 - 3:40 pm (233°) - 7:45 am (80.5°) 250,593 45.7%
13 12:43 am (126°) 4:27 pm (235°) - 8:37 am (79.7°) 249,095 36.0%
14 1:42 am (124°) 5:07 pm (238°) - 9:28 am (77.6°) 246,852 26.7%
15 2:46 am (120°) 5:41 pm (243°) - 10:19 am (74.1°) 244,032 18.1%
16 3:52 am (114°) 6:11 pm (250°) - 11:07 am (69.3°) 240,862 10.7%
17 4:59 am (107°) 6:38 pm (257°) - 11:54 am (63.6°) 237,600 4.9%
18 6:06 am (99°) 7:03 pm (265°) - 12:40 pm (57.2°) 234,520 1.2%
19 7:14 am (90°) 7:28 pm (274°) - 1:27 pm (50.3°) 231,869 0.0%
20 8:24 am (82°) 7:55 pm (282°) - 2:15 pm (43.3°) 229,833 1.6%
21 9:37 am (73°) 8:24 pm (291°) - 3:05 pm (36.7°) 228,528 6.0%
22 10:51 am (65°) 8:58 pm (298°) - 3:59 pm (31.0°) 227,980 13.0%
23 12:08 pm (59°) 9:41 pm (303°) - 4:57 pm (26.5°) 228,129 22.2%
24 1:22 pm (54°) 10:32 pm (306°) - 5:59 pm (23.7°) 228,864 33.1%
25 2:30 pm (53°) 11:33 pm (307°) - 7:02 pm (23.0°) 230,045 44.8%
26 3:29 pm (54°) - - 8:04 pm (24.3°) 231,545 56.6%
27 - 12:42 am (305°) 4:16 pm (58°) 9:02 pm (27.3°) 233,251 67.9%
28 - 1:54 am (300°) 4:54 pm (64°) 9:56 pm (31.9°) 235,108 78.0%
29 - 3:06 am (294°) 5:25 pm (70°) 10:46 pm (37.4°) 237,078 86.6%
30 - 4:15 am (286°) 5:52 pm (78°) 11:32 pm (43.5°) 239,153 93.1%
31 - 5:21 am (278°) 6:16 pm (86°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Melbourne. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

Total Lunar Eclipse visible in Melbourne on Mar 3 – Mar 4

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