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Brookings, South Dakota, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, March 2026

Moon: 8.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 21, 2026 at 10:31:02 am
Moon Direction: 86° East
Moon Altitude: 20.8°
Moon Distance: 228,187 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 9:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 6:51 am
Next Moonset: Today, 11:28 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:19 am (295°) 4:25 pm (68°) 11:42 pm (59.1°) 234,963 98.2%
2 - 6:43 am (287°) 5:39 pm (77°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 7:04 am (278°) 6:51 pm (86°) 12:29 am (52.8°) 237,230 99.9%
4 - 7:22 am (269°) 8:00 pm (95°) 1:13 am (46.3°) 239,801 99.2%
5 - 7:40 am (261°) 9:08 pm (104°) 1:56 am (40.0°) 242,514 96.3%
6 - 7:59 am (253°) 10:16 pm (112°) 2:39 am (33.9°) 245,179 91.3%
7 - 8:19 am (245°) 11:24 pm (119°) 3:22 am (28.5°) 247,574 84.7%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 - 9:44 am (239°) - 5:07 am (23.9°) 249,503 76.9%
9 1:30 am (125°) 10:13 am (233°) - 5:55 am (20.2°) 250,778 68.1%
10 2:34 am (129°) 10:50 am (230°) - 6:44 am (17.7°) 251,270 58.7%
11 3:34 am (132°) 11:35 am (228°) - 7:35 am (16.5°) 250,903 49.0%
12 4:26 am (132°) 12:30 pm (229°) - 8:27 am (16.8°) 249,676 39.2%
13 5:09 am (129°) 1:33 pm (232°) - 9:19 am (18.4°) 247,663 29.7%
14 5:44 am (125°) 2:41 pm (237°) - 10:09 am (21.5°) 245,007 20.8%
15 6:13 am (119°) 3:53 pm (244°) - 10:58 am (25.8°) 241,927 13.0%
16 6:37 am (111°) 5:05 pm (252°) - 11:46 am (31.1°) 238,662 6.6%
17 6:58 am (103°) 6:18 pm (261°) - 12:32 pm (37.3°) 235,497 2.2%
18 7:18 am (94°) 7:32 pm (271°) - 1:18 pm (44.0°) 232,678 0.1%
19 7:38 am (84°) 8:48 pm (281°) - 2:06 pm (51.0°) 230,427 0.8%
20 7:59 am (75°) 10:07 pm (290°) - 2:55 pm (57.8°) 228,872 4.2%
21 8:24 am (66°) 11:28 pm (299°) - 3:48 pm (63.9°) 228,078 10.4%
22 8:54 am (58°) - - 4:45 pm (68.9°) 228,009 19.0%
23 - 12:50 am (306°) 9:32 am (52°) 5:45 pm (72.3°) 228,566 29.4%
24 - 2:08 am (310°) 10:22 am (49°) 6:48 pm (73.8°) 229,617 40.9%
25 - 3:15 am (311°) 11:25 am (49°) 7:51 pm (73.1°) 231,025 52.8%
26 - 4:10 am (309°) 12:37 pm (52°) 8:50 pm (70.6°) 232,671 64.3%
27 - 4:51 am (305°) 1:54 pm (58°) 9:46 pm (66.4°) 234,484 74.9%
28 - 5:23 am (298°) 3:11 pm (65°) 10:37 pm (61.2°) 236,420 84.0%
29 - 5:48 am (290°) 4:25 pm (74°) 11:24 pm (55.2°) 238,462 91.2%
30 - 6:08 am (282°) 5:36 pm (82°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
31 - 6:27 am (273°) 6:45 pm (91°) 12:08 am (48.9°) 240,589 96.3%
* All times are local time for Brookings. 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 Brookings 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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