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Bakersfield, California, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, March 2026

Moon: 44.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 25, 2026 at 1:22:47 am
Moon Direction: 299° Northwest
Moon Altitude: 7.1°
Moon Distance: 230,063 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 7:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 4:51 am
Next Moonset: Today, 2:10 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:30 am (292°) 4:16 pm (71°) 11:14 pm (67.8°) 235,092 98.4%
2 - 6:00 am (285°) 5:23 pm (79°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 6:28 am (277°) 6:27 pm (87°) 12:00 am (61.5°) 237,381 100.0%
4 - 6:53 am (269°) 7:29 pm (95°) 12:45 am (55.0°) 239,966 99.1%
5 - 7:17 am (261°) 8:30 pm (102°) 1:28 am (48.6°) 242,682 96.0%
6 - 7:43 am (254°) 9:31 pm (109°) 2:10 am (42.6°) 245,337 91.0%
7 - 8:10 am (248°) 10:31 pm (115°) 2:54 am (37.2°) 247,709 84.3%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 - 9:41 am (242°) - 4:39 am (32.6°) 249,602 76.4%
9 12:32 am (120°) 10:16 am (238°) - 5:26 am (29.0°) 250,833 67.6%
10 1:31 am (124°) 10:58 am (235°) - 6:16 am (26.6°) 251,273 58.1%
11 2:28 am (126°) 11:46 am (234°) - 7:07 am (25.5°) 250,852 48.4%
12 3:19 am (126°) 12:40 pm (235°) - 7:59 am (25.8°) 249,573 38.6%
13 4:05 am (124°) 1:40 pm (238°) - 8:51 am (27.6°) 247,516 29.1%
14 4:45 am (120°) 2:43 pm (242°) - 9:41 am (30.7°) 244,827 20.3%
15 5:20 am (115°) 3:47 pm (248°) - 10:30 am (35.1°) 241,728 12.5%
16 5:51 am (108°) 4:52 pm (255°) - 11:18 am (40.5°) 238,462 6.3%
17 6:19 am (101°) 5:58 pm (263°) - 12:04 pm (46.7°) 235,310 2.0%
18 6:46 am (93°) 7:05 pm (271°) - 12:50 pm (53.5°) 232,521 0.1%
19 7:13 am (85°) 8:13 pm (280°) - 1:38 pm (60.5°) 230,309 0.9%
20 7:42 am (76°) 9:24 pm (288°) - 2:27 pm (67.2°) 228,801 4.5%
21 8:14 am (69°) 10:37 pm (295°) - 3:20 pm (73.3°) 228,054 10.9%
22 8:52 am (62°) 11:52 pm (301°) - 4:17 pm (78.3°) 228,026 19.6%
23 9:38 am (57°) - - 5:18 pm (81.5°) 228,618 30.0%
24 - 1:04 am (305°) 10:33 am (55°) 6:21 pm (82.9°) 229,694 41.6%
25 - 2:10 am (305°) 11:36 am (55°) 7:23 pm (82.1°) 231,121 53.5%
26 - 3:06 am (304°) 12:45 pm (58°) 8:23 pm (79.4°) 232,779 65.0%
27 - 3:52 am (300°) 1:56 pm (63°) 9:18 pm (75.2°) 234,600 75.5%
28 - 4:30 am (294°) 3:05 pm (69°) 10:09 pm (69.9°) 236,542 84.5%
29 - 5:02 am (287°) 4:11 pm (76°) 10:55 pm (63.9°) 238,592 91.6%
30 - 5:30 am (280°) 5:15 pm (84°) 11:40 pm (57.6°) 240,722 96.6%
31 - 5:55 am (272°) 6:16 pm (92°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Bakersfield. 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 Bakersfield 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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