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East Orange, New Jersey, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, March 2026

Moon: 24.2%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 6:43:05 am
Moon Direction: 28° Northeast
Moon Altitude: -19.3°
Moon Distance: 228,229 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 10:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 7:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:14 am

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for East Orange, March 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:38 am (294°) 3:58 pm (69°) 11:08 pm (63.1°) 234,833 98.0%
2 - 6:06 am (287°) 5:09 pm (77°) 11:55 pm (56.8°) 237,077 99.9%
3 - 6:29 am (278°) 6:18 pm (86°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
4 - 6:50 am (270°) 7:24 pm (94°) 12:40 am (50.3°) 239,633 99.4%
5 - 7:11 am (262°) 8:29 pm (102°) 1:23 am (43.9°) 242,343 96.5%
6 - 7:33 am (254°) 9:34 pm (110°) 2:06 am (37.9°) 245,017 91.7%
7 - 7:56 am (247°) 10:38 pm (117°) 2:49 am (32.4°) 247,436 85.2%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 - 9:23 am (241°) - 4:34 am (27.7°) 249,399 77.4%
9 12:42 am (122°) 9:54 am (236°) - 5:21 am (24.0°) 250,720 68.7%
10 1:45 am (126°) 10:33 am (233°) - 6:10 am (21.4°) 251,264 59.3%
11 2:43 am (129°) 11:19 am (231°) - 7:01 am (20.1°) 250,952 49.6%
12 3:36 am (129°) 12:13 pm (232°) - 7:53 am (20.3°) 249,777 39.8%
13 4:21 am (127°) 1:13 pm (234°) - 8:45 am (21.8°) 247,810 30.3%
14 4:59 am (123°) 2:19 pm (239°) - 9:36 am (24.8°) 245,189 21.3%
15 5:31 am (117°) 3:27 pm (245°) - 10:25 am (29.0°) 242,129 13.4%
16 5:58 am (111°) 4:36 pm (253°) - 11:12 am (34.3°) 238,867 6.9%
17 6:22 am (103°) 5:46 pm (261°) - 11:59 am (40.5°) 235,688 2.4%
18 6:45 am (94°) 6:57 pm (270°) - 12:45 pm (47.2°) 232,840 0.2%
19 7:08 am (85°) 8:10 pm (280°) - 1:32 pm (54.1°) 230,549 0.6%
20 7:32 am (76°) 9:25 pm (288°) - 2:21 pm (60.9°) 228,946 3.9%
21 8:00 am (68°) 10:42 pm (297°) - 3:14 pm (67.1°) 228,106 9.9%
22 8:33 am (61°) - - 4:11 pm (72.2°) 227,994 18.4%
23 - 12:01 am (303°) 9:14 am (55°) 5:11 pm (75.8°) 228,515 28.7%
24 - 1:17 am (307°) 10:05 am (52°) 6:14 pm (77.3°) 229,539 40.1%
25 - 2:24 am (309°) 11:07 am (52°) 7:16 pm (76.8°) 230,928 52.0%
26 - 3:20 am (307°) 12:17 pm (54°) 8:16 pm (74.4°) 232,563 63.6%
27 - 4:05 am (303°) 1:31 pm (59°) 9:12 pm (70.3°) 234,366 74.2%
28 - 4:40 am (297°) 2:45 pm (66°) 10:03 pm (65.1°) 236,295 83.4%
29 - 5:09 am (289°) 3:56 pm (74°) 10:51 pm (59.2°) 238,331 90.8%
30 - 5:33 am (282°) 5:04 pm (82°) 11:35 pm (52.9°) 240,453 96.1%
31 - 5:54 am (273°) 6:10 pm (91°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for East Orange. 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 East Orange 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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