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Columbus, Ohio, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, March 2026

Moon: 93.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 12:22:00 am
Moon Direction: 130° Southeast
Moon Altitude: 43.5°
Moon Distance: 237,318 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 7:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 6:37 am
Next Moonset: Today, 9:03 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:12 am (294°) 4:36 pm (69°) 11:45 pm (63.8°) 234,884 98.1%
2 - 6:40 am (286°) 5:47 pm (77°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 7:04 am (278°) 6:55 pm (86°) 12:32 am (57.5°) 237,136 99.9%
4 - 7:26 am (270°) 8:01 pm (94°) 1:16 am (51.0°) 239,699 99.3%
5 - 7:48 am (262°) 9:05 pm (103°) 1:59 am (44.6°) 242,409 96.4%
6 - 8:10 am (254°) 10:09 pm (110°) 2:42 am (38.5°) 245,080 91.5%
7 - 8:34 am (247°) 11:13 pm (117°) 3:25 am (33.1°) 247,490 85.0%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 - 10:01 am (241°) - 5:10 am (28.4°) 249,440 77.2%
9 1:16 am (122°) 10:33 am (236°) - 5:58 am (24.7°) 250,743 68.5%
10 2:18 am (126°) 11:12 am (233°) - 6:47 am (22.2°) 251,267 59.1%
11 3:16 am (128°) 11:59 am (232°) - 7:38 am (20.9°) 250,934 49.3%
12 4:08 am (128°) 12:53 pm (232°) - 8:30 am (21.1°) 249,738 39.6%
13 4:54 am (126°) 1:53 pm (235°) - 9:22 am (22.7°) 247,753 30.0%
14 5:32 am (122°) 2:59 pm (240°) - 10:12 am (25.7°) 245,118 21.1%
15 6:04 am (117°) 4:06 pm (246°) - 11:01 am (30.0°) 242,050 13.2%
16 6:32 am (110°) 5:15 pm (253°) - 11:49 am (35.3°) 238,787 6.8%
17 6:57 am (102°) 6:24 pm (262°) - 12:35 pm (41.5°) 235,613 2.3%
18 7:21 am (94°) 7:34 pm (271°) - 1:21 pm (48.2°) 232,777 0.2%
19 7:44 am (85°) 8:46 pm (280°) - 2:09 pm (55.1°) 230,501 0.7%
20 8:09 am (76°) 10:00 pm (288°) - 2:58 pm (61.9°) 228,917 4.0%
21 8:37 am (68°) 11:17 pm (296°) - 3:51 pm (68.1°) 228,095 10.1%
22 9:11 am (61°) - - 4:47 pm (73.2°) 227,999 18.6%
23 - 12:35 am (303°) 9:53 am (55°) 5:48 pm (76.6°) 228,535 28.9%
24 - 1:50 am (307°) 10:45 am (52°) 6:50 pm (78.2°) 229,569 40.4%
25 - 2:57 am (308°) 11:47 am (52°) 7:53 pm (77.6°) 230,965 52.3%
26 - 3:54 am (306°) 12:58 pm (55°) 8:53 pm (75.1°) 232,605 63.9%
27 - 4:38 am (302°) 2:11 pm (60°) 9:49 pm (71.0°) 234,412 74.5%
28 - 5:14 am (296°) 3:24 pm (67°) 10:40 pm (65.8°) 236,343 83.6%
29 - 5:43 am (289°) 4:34 pm (74°) 11:27 pm (59.9°) 238,382 91.0%
30 - 6:08 am (281°) 5:41 pm (83°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
31 - 6:30 am (273°) 6:46 pm (91°) 12:11 am (53.5°) 240,506 96.2%
* All times are local time for Columbus. 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 Columbus 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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