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El Centro, California, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, March 2026

Moon: 8.4%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 21, 2026 at 6:53:38 am
Moon Direction: 59° Northeast
Moon Altitude: -14.1°
Moon Distance: 228,226 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 7:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 4:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:05 am

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for El Centro, March 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:10 am (291°) 4:06 pm (72°) 10:59 pm (70.5°) 235,072 98.3%
2 - 5:43 am (284°) 5:11 pm (79°) 11:46 pm (64.2°) 237,357 100.0%
3 - 6:12 am (277°) 6:13 pm (87°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
4 - 6:39 am (269°) 7:13 pm (95°) 12:30 am (57.7°) 239,941 99.1%
5 - 7:05 am (262°) 8:13 pm (102°) 1:13 am (51.3°) 242,656 96.0%
6 - 7:32 am (255°) 9:12 pm (109°) 1:56 am (45.3°) 245,312 91.0%
7 - 8:01 am (249°) 10:11 pm (115°) 2:40 am (39.8°) 247,688 84.4%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 - 9:33 am (243°) - 4:25 am (35.2°) 249,587 76.5%
9 12:10 am (119°) 10:10 am (239°) - 5:12 am (31.6°) 250,824 67.7%
10 1:08 am (123°) 10:52 am (237°) - 6:02 am (29.2°) 251,272 58.2%
11 2:04 am (124°) 11:41 am (235°) - 6:53 am (28.1°) 250,860 48.5%
12 2:56 am (124°) 12:35 pm (236°) - 7:45 am (28.4°) 249,589 38.7%
13 3:43 am (122°) 1:33 pm (239°) - 8:36 am (30.1°) 247,539 29.2%
14 4:24 am (119°) 2:35 pm (243°) - 9:27 am (33.3°) 244,855 20.4%
15 5:00 am (114°) 3:38 pm (249°) - 10:16 am (37.6°) 241,759 12.6%
16 5:33 am (108°) 4:41 pm (255°) - 11:03 am (43.1°) 238,493 6.3%
17 6:02 am (101°) 5:45 pm (263°) - 11:50 am (49.3°) 235,339 2.0%
18 6:31 am (93°) 6:50 pm (271°) - 12:36 pm (56.1°) 232,546 0.1%
19 7:00 am (85°) 7:56 pm (280°) - 1:23 pm (63.0°) 230,328 0.9%
20 7:31 am (77°) 9:05 pm (287°) - 2:13 pm (69.8°) 228,812 4.5%
21 8:05 am (69°) 10:17 pm (294°) - 3:06 pm (75.9°) 228,058 10.8%
22 8:45 am (63°) 11:29 pm (300°) - 4:03 pm (80.8°) 228,024 19.5%
23 9:32 am (58°) - - 5:03 pm (84.2°) 228,610 29.9%
24 - 12:41 am (303°) 10:27 am (56°) 6:06 pm (85.5°) 229,682 41.5%
25 - 1:46 am (304°) 11:31 am (56°) 7:09 pm (84.7°) 231,106 53.4%
26 - 2:43 am (303°) 12:39 pm (59°) 8:08 pm (82.1°) 232,762 64.9%
27 - 3:31 am (299°) 1:48 pm (63°) 9:04 pm (77.9°) 234,582 75.4%
28 - 4:11 am (293°) 2:55 pm (69°) 9:54 pm (72.6°) 236,523 84.4%
29 - 4:44 am (287°) 4:00 pm (77°) 10:41 pm (66.6°) 238,571 91.5%
30 - 5:14 am (280°) 5:02 pm (84°) 11:25 pm (60.2°) 240,701 96.5%
31 - 5:41 am (272°) 6:02 pm (92°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for El Centro. 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 El Centro 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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