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Charleston, West Virginia, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, March 2026

Moon: 88.0%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 10:44:17 pm
Moon Direction: 105° East
Moon Altitude: 17.0°
Moon Distance: 240,379 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 7:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 6:37 am
Next Moonset: Tomorrow, 9:19 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:03 am (293°) 4:34 pm (70°) 11:39 pm (65.4°) 234,876 98.0%
2 - 6:32 am (286°) 5:43 pm (78°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 6:57 am (278°) 6:50 pm (86°) 12:26 am (59.2°) 237,127 99.9%
4 - 7:21 am (270°) 7:54 pm (94°) 1:11 am (52.6°) 239,688 99.3%
5 - 7:43 am (262°) 8:57 pm (102°) 1:54 am (46.2°) 242,399 96.4%
6 - 8:06 am (254°) 10:00 pm (109°) 2:36 am (40.2°) 245,070 91.6%
7 - 8:32 am (248°) 11:03 pm (116°) 3:20 am (34.7°) 247,481 85.1%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 - 10:00 am (242°) - 5:05 am (30.0°) 249,434 77.3%
9 1:05 am (121°) 10:33 am (237°) - 5:52 am (26.3°) 250,740 68.5%
10 2:06 am (125°) 11:13 am (234°) - 6:41 am (23.8°) 251,266 59.1%
11 3:04 am (127°) 12:00 pm (233°) - 7:32 am (22.5°) 250,937 49.4%
12 3:56 am (127°) 12:54 pm (233°) - 8:24 am (22.7°) 249,744 39.6%
13 4:42 am (125°) 1:54 pm (236°) - 9:16 am (24.3°) 247,762 30.1%
14 5:21 am (122°) 2:58 pm (240°) - 10:07 am (27.3°) 245,129 21.2%
15 5:54 am (116°) 4:04 pm (246°) - 10:56 am (31.6°) 242,062 13.3%
16 6:24 am (110°) 5:12 pm (254°) - 11:43 am (36.9°) 238,800 6.8%
17 6:50 am (102°) 6:19 pm (262°) - 12:30 pm (43.1°) 235,625 2.3%
18 7:14 am (94°) 7:28 pm (270°) - 1:16 pm (49.8°) 232,787 0.2%
19 7:39 am (85°) 8:39 pm (279°) - 2:03 pm (56.7°) 230,508 0.7%
20 8:05 am (77°) 9:52 pm (288°) - 2:52 pm (63.5°) 228,922 4.0%
21 8:35 am (69°) 11:07 pm (296°) - 3:45 pm (69.7°) 228,096 10.1%
22 9:10 am (62°) - - 4:41 pm (74.8°) 227,998 18.6%
23 - 12:24 am (302°) 9:53 am (56°) 5:42 pm (78.3°) 228,532 28.9%
24 - 1:38 am (306°) 10:46 am (53°) 6:45 pm (79.8°) 229,564 40.4%
25 - 2:45 am (307°) 11:48 am (53°) 7:47 pm (79.2°) 230,960 52.3%
26 - 3:42 am (306°) 12:58 pm (56°) 8:47 pm (76.8°) 232,598 63.8%
27 - 4:28 am (301°) 2:10 pm (61°) 9:43 pm (72.7°) 234,405 74.4%
28 - 5:04 am (296°) 3:22 pm (67°) 10:34 pm (67.5°) 236,336 83.6%
29 - 5:34 am (289°) 4:30 pm (75°) 11:21 pm (61.5°) 238,374 90.9%
30 - 6:00 am (281°) 5:37 pm (83°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
31 - 6:24 am (273°) 6:41 pm (91°) 12:06 am (55.2°) 240,498 96.2%
* All times are local time for Charleston. 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 Charleston 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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