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Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, March 2026

Moon: 17.1%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 10:47:10 pm
Moon Direction: ↑ 243° Southwest
Moon Altitude: -1.9°
Moon Distance: 252,044 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 24, 2026, 8:53 pm
Next New Moon: Dec 9, 2026, 6:51 am
Next Moonrise: Tomorrow, 10:33 am

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Diego Garcia, March 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:10 am ↑ (291°) 5:59 pm ↑ (72°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
2 - 6:05 am ↑ (285°) 6:45 pm ↑ (78°) 12:02 am (65.7°) 234,031 96.5%
3 - 6:56 am ↑ (279°) 7:28 pm ↑ (84°) 12:50 am (71.7°) 236,119 99.4%
4 - 7:45 am ↑ (273°) 8:09 pm ↑ (90°) 1:36 am (78.2°) 238,564 99.9%
5 - 8:31 am ↑ (266°) 8:48 pm ↑ (97°) 2:19 am (84.7°) 241,233 97.9%
6 - 9:17 am ↑ (260°) 9:28 pm ↑ (103°) 3:02 am (89.0°) 243,946 93.9%
7 - 10:04 am ↑ (255°) 10:09 pm ↑ (108°) 3:45 am (83.2°) 246,495 88.0%
8 - 10:51 am ↑ (250°) 10:52 pm ↑ (112°) 4:29 am (78.1°) 248,668 80.7%
9 - 11:40 am ↑ (246°) 11:37 pm ↑ (116°) 5:15 am (74.0°) 250,270 72.4%
10 - 12:31 pm ↑ (243°) - 6:04 am (70.9°) 251,143 63.2%
11 12:26 am ↑ (118°) 1:23 pm ↑ (242°) - 6:54 am (69.0°) 251,184 53.6%
12 1:17 am ↑ (119°) 2:15 pm ↑ (241°) - 7:46 am (68.6°) 250,357 43.8%
13 2:09 am ↑ (118°) 3:06 pm ↑ (243°) - 8:38 am (69.6°) 248,699 34.1%
14 3:02 am ↑ (116°) 3:55 pm ↑ (246°) - 9:29 am (72.0°) 246,323 24.9%
15 3:54 am ↑ (113°) 4:42 pm ↑ (250°) - 10:19 am (75.8°) 243,413 16.5%
16 4:46 am ↑ (108°) 5:26 pm ↑ (255°) - 11:07 am (80.7°) 240,202 9.4%
17 5:36 am ↑ (102°) 6:09 pm ↑ (261°) - 11:54 am (86.6°) 236,957 4.0%
18 6:26 am ↑ (96°) 6:52 pm ↑ (268°) - 12:40 pm (86.8°) 233,945 0.8%
19 7:16 am ↑ (89°) 7:35 pm ↑ (274°) - 1:26 pm (79.9°) 231,403 0.1%
20 8:07 am ↑ (82°) 8:20 pm ↑ (281°) - 2:15 pm (72.9°) 229,509 2.2%
21 9:01 am ↑ (75°) 9:09 pm ↑ (288°) - 3:06 pm (66.4°) 228,358 7.2%
22 9:58 am ↑ (70°) 10:02 pm ↑ (293°) - 4:01 pm (60.8°) 227,956 14.7%
23 10:59 am ↑ (65°) 10:59 pm ↑ (297°) - 4:59 pm (56.6°) 228,234 24.3%
24 12:03 pm ↑ (62°) - - 6:02 pm (54.2°) 229,071 35.4%
25 - 12:00 am ↑ (298°) 1:06 pm ↑ (61°) 7:05 pm (53.9°) 230,326 47.2%
26 - 1:03 am ↑ (298°) 2:07 pm ↑ (63°) 8:06 pm (55.6°) 231,873 59.0%
27 - 2:05 am ↑ (296°) 3:04 pm ↑ (66°) 9:04 pm (59.0°) 233,615 70.1%
28 - 3:04 am ↑ (292°) 3:55 pm ↑ (70°) 9:57 pm (63.8°) 235,496 79.9%
29 - 3:59 am ↑ (287°) 4:42 pm ↑ (76°) 10:45 pm (69.5°) 237,490 88.0%
30 - 4:50 am ↑ (282°) 5:25 pm ↑ (82°) 11:31 pm (75.7°) 239,580 94.2%
31 - 5:38 am ↑ (275°) 6:05 pm ↑ (88°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Diego Garcia. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse visible in Diego Garcia on Mar 3

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