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Fairfax, Virginia, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, March 2026

Moon: 17.2%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 11:49:05 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 134° Southeast
Moon Altitude: 6.9°
Moon Distance: 252,044 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 24, 2026, 9:53 am
Next New Moon: Dec 8, 2026, 7:51 pm
Next Moonset: Today, 8:06 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:46 am ↑ (294°) 4:15 pm ↑ (69°) 11:21 pm (65.0°) 234,849 98.0%
2 - 6:15 am ↑ (286°) 5:24 pm ↑ (78°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 6:40 am ↑ (278°) 6:31 pm ↑ (86°) 12:08 am (58.7°) 237,099 99.9%
4 - 7:03 am ↑ (270°) 7:36 pm ↑ (94°) 12:53 am (52.2°) 239,656 99.3%
5 - 7:25 am ↑ (262°) 8:40 pm ↑ (102°) 1:36 am (45.8°) 242,367 96.5%
6 - 7:48 am ↑ (254°) 9:43 pm ↑ (110°) 2:18 am (39.8°) 245,038 91.6%
7 - 8:13 am ↑ (248°) 10:46 pm ↑ (116°) 3:02 am (34.3°) 247,456 85.1%
8 - 9:41 am ↑ (242°) - 4:47 am (29.6°) 249,413 77.4%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
9 12:49 am ↑ (121°) 10:14 am ↑ (237°) - 5:34 am (25.9°) 250,729 68.6%
10 1:50 am ↑ (125°) 10:53 am ↑ (234°) - 6:23 am (23.3°) 251,265 59.2%
11 2:48 am ↑ (127°) 11:40 am ↑ (232°) - 7:14 am (22.1°) 250,946 49.5%
12 3:40 am ↑ (128°) 12:34 pm ↑ (233°) - 8:06 am (22.2°) 249,764 39.7%
13 4:26 am ↑ (126°) 1:34 pm ↑ (235°) - 8:58 am (23.8°) 247,789 30.2%
14 5:05 am ↑ (122°) 2:38 pm ↑ (240°) - 9:49 am (26.8°) 245,165 21.3%
15 5:38 am ↑ (117°) 3:45 pm ↑ (246°) - 10:38 am (31.0°) 242,099 13.3%
16 6:07 am ↑ (110°) 4:53 pm ↑ (253°) - 11:25 am (36.3°) 238,841 6.9%
17 6:33 am ↑ (102°) 6:01 pm ↑ (262°) - 12:12 pm (42.5°) 235,661 2.4%
18 6:57 am ↑ (94°) 7:10 pm ↑ (270°) - 12:58 pm (49.2°) 232,819 0.2%
19 7:21 am ↑ (85°) 8:21 pm ↑ (279°) - 1:45 pm (56.2°) 230,530 0.7%
20 7:47 am ↑ (77°) 9:34 pm ↑ (288°) - 2:34 pm (63.0°) 228,938 4.0%
21 8:16 am ↑ (69°) 10:50 pm ↑ (296°) - 3:27 pm (69.1°) 228,102 10.0%
22 8:51 am ↑ (61°) - - 4:23 pm (74.2°) 227,995 18.5%
23 - 12:07 am ↑ (302°) 9:33 am ↑ (56°) 5:24 pm (77.7°) 228,522 28.8%
24 - 1:22 am ↑ (306°) 10:26 am ↑ (53°) 6:27 pm (79.3°) 229,550 40.2%
25 - 2:29 am ↑ (307°) 11:28 am ↑ (53°) 7:29 pm (78.8°) 230,940 52.1%
26 - 3:26 am ↑ (306°) 12:38 pm ↑ (55°) 8:29 pm (76.3°) 232,578 63.7%
27 - 4:11 am ↑ (302°) 1:50 pm ↑ (60°) 9:25 pm (72.2°) 234,382 74.3%
28 - 4:48 am ↑ (296°) 3:02 pm ↑ (67°) 10:16 pm (67.0°) 236,313 83.5%
29 - 5:18 am ↑ (289°) 4:12 pm ↑ (75°) 11:03 pm (61.1°) 238,348 90.9%
30 - 5:43 am ↑ (281°) 5:18 pm ↑ (83°) 11:48 pm (54.8°) 240,472 96.1%
31 - 6:06 am ↑ (273°) 6:23 pm ↑ (91°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Fairfax. 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 Fairfax 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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