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Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, March 2026

Moon: 93.2%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 1:05:41 pm
Moon Direction: 314° Northwest
Moon Altitude: -64.9°
Moon Distance: 237,620 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 5:31 pm
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 5:07 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:28 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 4:40 am (291°) 4:29 pm (71°) 10:59 pm (86.2°) 233,989 96.4%
2 - 5:26 am (286°) 5:24 pm (77°) 11:48 pm (87.7°) 236,070 99.4%
3 - 6:08 am (279°) 6:17 pm (84°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
4 - 6:46 am (273°) 7:07 pm (90°) 12:33 am (81.2°) 238,507 99.9%
5 - 7:24 am (266°) 7:56 pm (97°) 1:17 am (74.7°) 241,174 98.0%
6 - 8:00 am (260°) 8:44 pm (103°) 1:59 am (68.4°) 243,888 94.0%
7 - 8:38 am (254°) 9:34 pm (108°) 2:42 am (62.7°) 246,443 88.2%
8 - 9:18 am (249°) 10:24 pm (113°) 3:27 am (57.6°) 248,625 80.9%
9 - 10:00 am (245°) 11:16 pm (116°) 4:13 am (53.4°) 250,242 72.5%
10 - 10:45 am (243°) - 5:01 am (50.3°) 251,133 63.4%
11 12:08 am (118°) 11:34 am (241°) - 5:51 am (48.4°) 251,193 53.8%
12 1:00 am (119°) 12:26 pm (241°) - 6:43 am (47.9°) 250,384 44.0%
13 1:52 am (119°) 1:19 pm (242°) - 7:35 am (48.9°) 248,744 34.3%
14 2:41 am (116°) 2:13 pm (245°) - 8:26 am (51.3°) 246,381 25.1%
15 3:27 am (113°) 3:07 pm (249°) - 9:16 am (55.0°) 243,481 16.7%
16 4:11 am (108°) 4:01 pm (254°) - 10:04 am (59.9°) 240,273 9.5%
17 4:52 am (103°) 4:53 pm (260°) - 10:51 am (65.8°) 237,027 4.1%
18 5:32 am (96°) 5:46 pm (267°) - 11:37 am (72.3°) 234,005 0.8%
19 6:12 am (89°) 6:39 pm (274°) - 12:24 pm (79.3°) 231,454 0.1%
20 6:53 am (82°) 7:35 pm (281°) - 1:12 pm (86.2°) 229,542 2.2%
21 7:37 am (75°) 8:33 pm (288°) - 2:03 pm (87.3°) 228,374 7.0%
22 8:24 am (70°) 9:34 pm (293°) - 2:58 pm (81.6°) 227,958 14.5%
23 9:17 am (65°) 10:39 pm (297°) - 3:57 pm (77.4°) 228,222 24.1%
24 10:15 am (62°) 11:44 pm (299°) - 4:59 pm (74.9°) 229,047 35.1%
25 11:17 am (61°) - - 6:02 pm (74.6°) 230,294 46.9%
26 - 12:46 am (299°) 12:20 pm (62°) 7:03 pm (76.2°) 231,838 58.7%
27 - 1:44 am (297°) 1:22 pm (65°) 8:01 pm (79.6°) 233,574 69.8%
28 - 2:36 am (293°) 2:22 pm (70°) 8:54 pm (84.4°) 235,454 79.7%
29 - 3:23 am (288°) 3:17 pm (75°) 9:43 pm (89.9°) 237,444 87.9%
30 - 4:05 am (282°) 4:09 pm (81°) 10:28 pm (83.7°) 239,534 94.1%
31 - 4:44 am (275°) 4:59 pm (88°) 11:12 pm (77.3°) 241,694 98.1%
* All times are local time for Chennai. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

Partial Lunar Eclipse visible in Chennai on Mar 3

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