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Chicago, Illinois, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, March 2026

Moon: 8.4%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 21, 2026 at 8:54:08 am
Moon Direction: 77° East
Moon Altitude: 10.0°
Moon Distance: 228,226 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 9:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 6:51 am
Next Moonset: Today, 10:42 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:36 am (295°) 3:52 pm (69°) 11:04 pm (61.7°) 234,910 98.1%
2 - 6:02 am (287°) 5:04 pm (77°) 11:51 pm (55.5°) 237,168 99.9%
3 - 6:24 am (278°) 6:13 pm (86°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
4 - 6:45 am (270°) 7:21 pm (95°) 12:35 am (49.0°) 239,733 99.3%
5 - 7:05 am (261°) 8:27 pm (103°) 1:18 am (42.6°) 242,444 96.4%
6 - 7:25 am (254°) 9:32 pm (111°) 2:01 am (36.5°) 245,113 91.5%
7 - 7:48 am (246°) 10:38 pm (118°) 2:45 am (31.1°) 247,518 84.9%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 - 9:14 am (240°) - 4:30 am (26.4°) 249,461 77.1%
9 12:43 am (123°) 9:45 am (235°) - 5:17 am (22.7°) 250,755 68.4%
10 1:45 am (127°) 10:23 am (232°) - 6:06 am (20.2°) 251,268 59.0%
11 2:44 am (130°) 11:09 am (230°) - 6:57 am (19.0°) 250,924 49.2%
12 3:36 am (130°) 12:04 pm (231°) - 7:49 am (19.2°) 249,717 39.4%
13 4:21 am (128°) 1:05 pm (234°) - 8:41 am (20.8°) 247,723 29.9%
14 4:58 am (123°) 2:12 pm (239°) - 9:31 am (23.8°) 245,081 21.0%
15 5:29 am (118°) 3:21 pm (245°) - 10:20 am (28.1°) 242,009 13.1%
16 5:55 am (111°) 4:31 pm (253°) - 11:08 am (33.4°) 238,746 6.7%
17 6:18 am (103°) 5:42 pm (261°) - 11:54 am (39.6°) 235,574 2.3%
18 6:40 am (94°) 6:54 pm (271°) - 12:41 pm (46.3°) 232,744 0.1%
19 7:02 am (85°) 8:07 pm (280°) - 1:28 pm (53.3°) 230,476 0.7%
20 7:25 am (76°) 9:24 pm (289°) - 2:17 pm (60.1°) 228,902 4.1%
21 7:52 am (67°) 10:42 pm (297°) - 3:10 pm (66.2°) 228,089 10.2%
22 8:24 am (60°) - - 4:06 pm (71.3°) 228,002 18.7%
23 - 12:02 am (304°) 9:05 am (54°) 5:07 pm (74.7°) 228,545 29.1%
24 - 1:18 am (308°) 9:56 am (51°) 6:10 pm (76.2°) 229,585 40.6%
25 - 2:25 am (309°) 10:58 am (51°) 7:12 pm (75.6°) 230,985 52.5%
26 - 3:21 am (308°) 12:09 pm (54°) 8:12 pm (73.1°) 232,627 64.0%
27 - 4:04 am (303°) 1:24 pm (59°) 9:08 pm (69.0°) 234,436 74.6%
28 - 4:38 am (297°) 2:38 pm (66°) 9:59 pm (63.8°) 236,369 83.7%
29 - 5:05 am (289°) 3:50 pm (74°) 10:46 pm (57.8°) 238,409 91.0%
30 - 5:28 am (281°) 4:59 pm (83°) 11:30 pm (51.5°) 240,534 96.2%
31 - 5:49 am (273°) 6:06 pm (91°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Chicago. 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 Chicago 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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