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Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, March 2026

Moon: 8.5%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 21, 2026 at 9:04:16 am
Moon Direction: 74° East
Moon Altitude: 6.3°
Moon Distance: 228,222 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 9:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 6:51 am
Next Moonset: Today, 10:29 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Baton Rouge, March 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:26 am (291°) 4:28 pm (72°) 11:18 pm (73.3°) 234,930 98.1%
2 - 6:00 am (284°) 5:31 pm (79°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 6:31 am (277°) 6:32 pm (87°) 12:05 am (67.0°) 237,191 99.9%
4 - 7:00 am (270°) 7:31 pm (94°) 12:50 am (60.5°) 239,759 99.3%
5 - 7:27 am (262°) 8:29 pm (101°) 1:33 am (54.1°) 242,471 96.3%
6 - 7:56 am (256°) 9:26 pm (108°) 2:16 am (48.0°) 245,138 91.4%
7 - 8:26 am (250°) 10:24 pm (113°) 2:59 am (42.6°) 247,540 84.9%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 - 9:59 am (244°) - 4:44 am (37.9°) 249,477 77.0%
9 12:22 am (118°) 10:36 am (240°) - 5:31 am (34.2°) 250,764 68.3%
10 1:20 am (122°) 11:19 am (238°) - 6:21 am (31.7°) 251,269 58.9%
11 2:15 am (123°) 12:07 pm (236°) - 7:12 am (30.5°) 250,916 49.1%
12 3:07 am (123°) 1:01 pm (237°) - 8:04 am (30.7°) 249,701 39.3%
13 3:55 am (122°) 1:59 pm (239°) - 8:55 am (32.3°) 247,700 29.8%
14 4:37 am (118°) 2:59 pm (243°) - 9:46 am (35.4°) 245,053 20.9%
15 5:15 am (114°) 4:01 pm (249°) - 10:35 am (39.7°) 241,978 13.1%
16 5:49 am (108°) 5:03 pm (255°) - 11:22 am (45.0°) 238,714 6.7%
17 6:21 am (101°) 6:05 pm (263°) - 12:09 pm (51.2°) 235,544 2.2%
18 6:51 am (93°) 7:08 pm (271°) - 12:55 pm (58.0°) 232,719 0.1%
19 7:21 am (85°) 8:12 pm (279°) - 1:42 pm (64.9°) 230,457 0.7%
20 7:53 am (78°) 9:19 pm (286°) - 2:32 pm (71.7°) 228,890 4.1%
21 8:29 am (70°) 10:29 pm (293°) - 3:24 pm (77.9°) 228,085 10.3%
22 9:10 am (64°) 11:40 pm (299°) - 4:21 pm (82.9°) 228,005 18.8%
23 9:57 am (59°) - - 5:22 pm (86.4°) 228,553 29.2%
24 - 12:51 am (302°) 10:53 am (57°) 6:24 pm (87.8°) 229,597 40.7%
25 - 1:57 am (303°) 11:56 am (57°) 7:27 pm (87.2°) 231,000 52.6%
26 - 2:55 am (302°) 1:03 pm (59°) 8:27 pm (84.7°) 232,644 64.1%
27 - 3:44 am (298°) 2:11 pm (64°) 9:22 pm (80.6°) 234,454 74.7%
28 - 4:26 am (293°) 3:17 pm (70°) 10:13 pm (75.3°) 236,388 83.8%
29 - 5:01 am (287°) 4:21 pm (76°) 11:00 pm (69.4°) 238,430 91.1%
30 - 5:32 am (280°) 5:21 pm (84°) 11:45 pm (63.0°) 240,555 96.3%
31 - 6:01 am (273°) 6:20 pm (91°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Baton Rouge. 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 Baton Rouge 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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