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

Moon: 8.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 21, 2026 at 8:29:56 am
Moon Direction: 69° East
Moon Altitude: 1.7°
Moon Distance: 228,187 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 7:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 4:51 am
Next Moonset: Today, 11:00 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:50 am (293°) 4:20 pm (70°) 11:25 pm (63.4°) 235,109 98.4%
2 - 6:18 am (285°) 5:30 pm (78°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 6:42 am (277°) 6:37 pm (87°) 12:12 am (57.0°) 237,400 100.0%
4 - 7:04 am (269°) 7:43 pm (95°) 12:56 am (50.5°) 239,987 99.1%
5 - 7:25 am (261°) 8:47 pm (103°) 1:39 am (44.1°) 242,703 96.0%
6 - 7:48 am (253°) 9:51 pm (111°) 2:22 am (38.1°) 245,357 90.9%
7 - 8:12 am (247°) 10:55 pm (117°) 3:06 am (32.8°) 247,726 84.2%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 - 9:40 am (241°) - 4:51 am (28.2°) 249,615 76.3%
9 12:58 am (122°) 10:13 am (236°) - 5:38 am (24.6°) 250,839 67.5%
10 1:59 am (126°) 10:53 am (233°) - 6:28 am (22.2°) 251,273 58.0%
11 2:56 am (128°) 11:40 am (232°) - 7:19 am (21.1°) 250,846 48.3%
12 3:48 am (128°) 12:35 pm (233°) - 8:11 am (21.4°) 249,560 38.5%
13 4:33 am (126°) 1:36 pm (235°) - 9:02 am (23.2°) 247,497 29.0%
14 5:10 am (122°) 2:42 pm (240°) - 9:53 am (26.3°) 244,804 20.2%
15 5:42 am (116°) 3:49 pm (247°) - 10:42 am (30.7°) 241,703 12.5%
16 6:10 am (109°) 4:58 pm (254°) - 11:29 am (36.1°) 238,437 6.2%
17 6:35 am (101°) 6:07 pm (263°) - 12:16 pm (42.4°) 235,286 2.0%
18 6:58 am (93°) 7:17 pm (272°) - 1:02 pm (49.2°) 232,502 0.1%
19 7:22 am (84°) 8:29 pm (281°) - 1:49 pm (56.1°) 230,295 0.9%
20 7:48 am (75°) 9:43 pm (289°) - 2:39 pm (62.9°) 228,792 4.6%
21 8:17 am (67°) 11:00 pm (297°) - 3:32 pm (68.9°) 228,051 10.9%
22 8:51 am (60°) - - 4:29 pm (73.9°) 228,029 19.6%
23 - 12:18 am (303°) 9:34 am (55°) 5:30 pm (77.1°) 228,625 30.1%
24 - 1:32 am (307°) 10:28 am (52°) 6:33 pm (78.4°) 229,704 41.7%
25 - 2:38 am (308°) 11:31 am (52°) 7:35 pm (77.7°) 231,133 53.6%
26 - 3:33 am (306°) 12:42 pm (55°) 8:35 pm (75.0°) 232,793 65.1%
27 - 4:17 am (302°) 1:55 pm (61°) 9:30 pm (70.8°) 234,615 75.6%
28 - 4:52 am (295°) 3:07 pm (68°) 10:20 pm (65.4°) 236,558 84.5%
29 - 5:21 am (288°) 4:17 pm (75°) 11:07 pm (59.4°) 238,608 91.6%
30 - 5:45 am (280°) 5:24 pm (84°) 11:51 pm (53.1°) 240,739 96.6%
31 - 6:07 am (272°) 6:29 pm (92°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Chico. 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 Chico 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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