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Fairbanks, Alaska, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, March 2026

Moon: 88.6%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 4:33:46 pm
Moon Direction: 17° North
Moon Altitude: -24.7°
Moon Distance: 240,081 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 3:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 2:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:50 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 8:19 am (312°) 3:36 pm (52°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
2 - 8:05 am (297°) 5:30 pm (69°) 12:12 am (37.5°) 235,261 98.6%
3 - 7:53 am (282°) 7:15 pm (85°) 12:59 am (31.2°) 237,578 100.0%
4 - 7:42 am (267°) 8:56 pm (101°) 1:43 am (24.7°) 240,181 98.9%
5 - 7:31 am (253°) 10:37 pm (116°) 2:26 am (18.4°) 242,898 95.7%
6 - 7:19 am (238°) - 3:09 am (12.5°) 245,539 90.5%
7 12:23 am (132°) 7:05 am (224°) - 3:52 am (7.2°) 247,880 83.7%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 3:18 am (149°) 7:43 am (208°) - 5:38 am (2.9°) 249,727 75.7%
9 - Down, doesn’t rise - 6:25 am (-0.2°) 250,898 66.8%
10 - Down, doesn’t rise - 7:15 am (-2.4°) 251,271 57.4%
11 - Down, doesn’t rise - 8:06 am (-4.1°) 250,781 47.6%
12 - Down, doesn’t rise - 8:58 am (-3.5°) 249,436 37.8%
13 - Down, doesn’t rise - 9:50 am (-1.0°) 247,322 28.4%
14 9:01 am (158°) 12:33 pm (205°) - 10:40 am (1.7°) 244,592 19.6%
15 8:33 am (140°) 2:41 pm (224°) - 11:29 am (5.9°) 241,470 12.0%
16 8:17 am (125°) 4:36 pm (241°) - 12:16 pm (11.4°) 238,203 5.8%
17 8:04 am (109°) 6:26 pm (257°) - 1:02 pm (17.6°) 235,071 1.7%
18 7:53 am (94°) 8:15 pm (274°) - 1:49 pm (24.3°) 232,322 0.0%
19 7:42 am (79°) 10:08 pm (291°) - 2:36 pm (31.2°) 230,162 1.1%
20 7:29 am (63°) - - 3:26 pm (37.9°) 228,714 4.9%
21 - 12:09 am (309°) 7:14 am (46°) 4:19 pm (43.9°) 228,027 11.5%
22 - 2:27 am (329°) 6:51 am (27°) 5:17 pm (48.7°) 228,052 20.3%
23 - Up, doesn’t set - 6:18 pm (51.8°) 228,688 30.9%
24 - Up, doesn’t set - 7:21 pm (53.0°) 229,797 42.5%
25 - Up, doesn’t set - 8:23 pm (52.0°) 231,246 54.4%
26 - Up, doesn’t set - 9:22 pm (49.2°) 232,919 65.9%
27 - 8:02 am (336°) 11:53 am (27°) 10:17 pm (45.0°) 234,751 76.3%
28 - 7:37 am (318°) 2:07 pm (46°) 11:07 pm (39.6°) 236,702 85.1%
29 - 7:22 am (302°) 4:02 pm (63°) 11:54 pm (33.6°) 238,759 92.1%
30 - 7:10 am (287°) 5:47 pm (79°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
31 - 6:59 am (273°) 7:28 pm (95°) 12:38 am (27.3°) 240,895 96.9%
* All times are local time for Fairbanks. 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. Below horizon is marked in red.

Total Lunar Eclipse visible in Fairbanks on Mar 2 – 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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