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

Moon: 8.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 21, 2026 at 10:29:38 am
Moon Direction: 89° East
Moon Altitude: 26.5°
Moon Distance: 228,187 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 9:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 6:51 am
Next Moonset: Today, 10:38 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:33 am (293°) 4:01 pm (70°) 11:08 pm (64.5°) 234,915 98.1%
2 - 6:01 am (286°) 5:11 pm (78°) 11:55 pm (58.2°) 237,174 99.9%
3 - 6:26 am (278°) 6:18 pm (86°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
4 - 6:49 am (270°) 7:23 pm (94°) 12:39 am (51.7°) 239,740 99.3%
5 - 7:11 am (262°) 8:27 pm (102°) 1:22 am (45.3°) 242,451 96.4%
6 - 7:33 am (254°) 9:30 pm (110°) 2:05 am (39.3°) 245,120 91.4%
7 - 7:58 am (247°) 10:34 pm (116°) 2:48 am (33.8°) 247,524 84.9%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 - 9:26 am (241°) - 4:33 am (29.2°) 249,465 77.1%
9 12:37 am (122°) 9:59 am (237°) - 5:20 am (25.5°) 250,758 68.3%
10 1:38 am (126°) 10:38 am (233°) - 6:10 am (23.0°) 251,268 58.9%
11 2:36 am (128°) 11:25 am (232°) - 7:01 am (21.8°) 250,922 49.2%
12 3:28 am (128°) 12:19 pm (233°) - 7:53 am (22.0°) 249,713 39.4%
13 4:13 am (126°) 1:20 pm (235°) - 8:45 am (23.6°) 247,717 29.9%
14 4:52 am (122°) 2:24 pm (240°) - 9:35 am (26.6°) 245,074 21.0%
15 5:25 am (116°) 3:31 pm (246°) - 10:24 am (30.9°) 242,001 13.1%
16 5:53 am (110°) 4:39 pm (254°) - 11:12 am (36.2°) 238,738 6.7%
17 6:19 am (102°) 5:48 pm (262°) - 11:58 am (42.4°) 235,566 2.3%
18 6:43 am (94°) 6:57 pm (271°) - 12:44 pm (49.1°) 232,737 0.1%
19 7:07 am (85°) 8:08 pm (280°) - 1:32 pm (56.1°) 230,471 0.7%
20 7:33 am (76°) 9:22 pm (288°) - 2:21 pm (62.9°) 228,899 4.1%
21 8:02 am (68°) 10:38 pm (296°) - 3:14 pm (69.0°) 228,088 10.2%
22 8:36 am (61°) 11:56 pm (302°) - 4:10 pm (74.1°) 228,003 18.8%
23 9:19 am (56°) - - 5:11 pm (77.5°) 228,547 29.1%
24 - 1:10 am (306°) 10:11 am (53°) 6:14 pm (79.0°) 229,588 40.6%
25 - 2:17 am (308°) 11:14 am (53°) 7:16 pm (78.4°) 230,989 52.5%
26 - 3:13 am (306°) 12:24 pm (55°) 8:16 pm (75.9°) 232,632 64.0%
27 - 3:58 am (302°) 1:37 pm (60°) 9:12 pm (71.8°) 234,441 74.6%
28 - 4:35 am (296°) 2:49 pm (67°) 10:03 pm (66.6°) 236,374 83.8%
29 - 5:04 am (289°) 3:58 pm (75°) 10:50 pm (60.6°) 238,414 91.0%
30 - 5:29 am (281°) 5:05 pm (83°) 11:34 pm (54.3°) 240,539 96.2%
31 - 5:52 am (273°) 6:10 pm (91°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Effingham. 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 Effingham 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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