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Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, March 2026

Moon: 8.5%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 21, 2026 at 7:00:11 am
Moon Direction: 52° Northeast
Moon Altitude: -9.1°
Moon Distance: 228,223 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 7:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 4:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:00 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:24 am (297°) 4:07 pm (66°) 11:34 pm (53.7°) 235,121 98.4%
2 - 6:42 am (288°) 5:26 pm (76°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 6:58 am (278°) 6:43 pm (86°) 12:21 am (47.4°) 237,414 100.0%
4 - 7:11 am (269°) 7:57 pm (96°) 1:05 am (40.9°) 240,003 99.1%
5 - 7:25 am (259°) 9:10 pm (106°) 1:48 am (34.6°) 242,719 96.0%
6 - 7:39 am (250°) 10:23 pm (115°) 2:31 am (28.6°) 245,371 90.9%
7 - 7:55 am (242°) 11:35 pm (123°) 3:14 am (23.2°) 247,738 84.2%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 - 9:15 am (235°) - 4:59 am (18.7°) 249,624 76.3%
9 1:46 am (129°) 9:41 am (229°) - 5:47 am (15.1°) 250,844 67.4%
10 2:54 am (134°) 10:14 am (225°) - 6:36 am (12.7°) 251,273 58.0%
11 3:55 am (137°) 10:59 am (223°) - 7:27 am (11.7°) 250,841 48.2%
12 4:46 am (136°) 11:55 am (224°) - 8:19 am (12.0°) 249,550 38.5%
13 5:26 am (133°) 1:02 pm (228°) - 9:11 am (13.8°) 247,483 29.0%
14 5:56 am (128°) 2:15 pm (234°) - 10:02 am (16.9°) 244,787 20.2%
15 6:20 am (121°) 3:32 pm (242°) - 10:51 am (21.3°) 241,684 12.4%
16 6:39 am (113°) 4:49 pm (251°) - 11:38 am (26.7°) 238,418 6.2%
17 6:55 am (103°) 6:08 pm (261°) - 12:24 pm (32.9°) 235,269 1.9%
18 7:10 am (93°) 7:27 pm (272°) - 1:11 pm (39.7°) 232,487 0.1%
19 7:25 am (83°) 8:49 pm (283°) - 1:58 pm (46.6°) 230,284 0.9%
20 7:41 am (73°) 10:14 pm (293°) - 2:47 pm (53.3°) 228,786 4.6%
21 8:00 am (63°) 11:41 pm (303°) - 3:40 pm (59.4°) 228,049 11.0%
22 8:25 am (54°) - - 4:38 pm (64.3°) 228,031 19.7%
23 - 1:08 am (310°) 9:00 am (48°) 5:38 pm (67.6°) 228,630 30.2%
24 - 2:29 am (315°) 9:47 am (44°) 6:41 pm (68.8°) 229,712 41.8%
25 - 3:37 am (316°) 10:51 am (44°) 7:44 pm (68.1°) 231,142 53.6%
26 - 4:27 am (313°) 12:07 pm (48°) 8:43 pm (65.4°) 232,803 65.1%
27 - 5:03 am (308°) 1:29 pm (55°) 9:38 pm (61.2°) 234,626 75.6%
28 - 5:29 am (300°) 2:51 pm (63°) 10:29 pm (55.8°) 236,570 84.6%
29 - 5:48 am (291°) 4:10 pm (73°) 11:16 pm (49.8°) 238,620 91.7%
30 - 6:04 am (282°) 5:26 pm (82°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
31 - 6:18 am (272°) 6:40 pm (92°) 12:00 am (43.5°) 240,752 96.6%
* All times are local time for Nanaimo. 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 Nanaimo on Mar 3

Note that Daylight Saving Time starts on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am, and this is accounted for above.

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