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Frederick, Maryland, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, March 2026

Moon: 24.0%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 6:19:23 am
Moon Direction: 20° North
Moon Altitude: -23.3°
Moon Distance: 228,220 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 10:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 7:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:32 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:48 am (294°) 4:14 pm (69°) 11:21 pm (64.4°) 234,852 98.0%
2 - 6:16 am (286°) 5:24 pm (77°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 6:41 am (278°) 6:32 pm (86°) 12:09 am (58.1°) 237,099 99.9%
4 - 7:03 am (270°) 7:37 pm (94°) 12:53 am (51.6°) 239,657 99.3%
5 - 7:25 am (262°) 8:41 pm (102°) 1:36 am (45.2°) 242,367 96.5%
6 - 7:48 am (254°) 9:45 pm (110°) 2:19 am (39.2°) 245,040 91.6%
7 - 8:12 am (247°) 10:48 pm (116°) 3:02 am (33.7°) 247,455 85.1%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 - 9:40 am (241°) - 4:47 am (29.0°) 249,414 77.4%
9 12:51 am (122°) 10:12 am (237°) - 5:34 am (25.3°) 250,729 68.6%
10 1:53 am (126°) 10:51 am (233°) - 6:24 am (22.7°) 251,265 59.2%
11 2:51 am (128°) 11:38 am (232°) - 7:15 am (21.5°) 250,945 49.5%
12 3:43 am (128°) 12:32 pm (233°) - 8:07 am (21.6°) 249,763 39.7%
13 4:29 am (126°) 1:32 pm (235°) - 8:58 am (23.2°) 247,789 30.2%
14 5:07 am (122°) 2:37 pm (240°) - 9:49 am (26.2°) 245,163 21.3%
15 5:40 am (117°) 3:44 pm (246°) - 10:38 am (30.4°) 242,100 13.3%
16 6:08 am (110°) 4:52 pm (253°) - 11:26 am (35.7°) 238,838 6.9%
17 6:34 am (102°) 6:01 pm (262°) - 12:12 pm (41.9°) 235,661 2.4%
18 6:58 am (94°) 7:11 pm (270°) - 12:58 pm (48.6°) 232,817 0.2%
19 7:22 am (85°) 8:22 pm (279°) - 1:46 pm (55.6°) 230,531 0.7%
20 7:47 am (77°) 9:36 pm (288°) - 2:35 pm (62.4°) 228,935 4.0%
21 8:16 am (68°) 10:52 pm (296°) - 3:27 pm (68.6°) 228,102 10.0%
22 8:50 am (61°) - - 4:24 pm (73.7°) 227,996 18.5%
23 - 12:10 am (302°) 9:32 am (56°) 5:24 pm (77.2°) 228,523 28.8%
24 - 1:24 am (307°) 10:24 am (53°) 6:27 pm (78.7°) 229,550 40.2%
25 - 2:32 am (308°) 11:26 am (52°) 7:30 pm (78.2°) 230,942 52.1%
26 - 3:28 am (306°) 12:36 pm (55°) 8:30 pm (75.7°) 232,578 63.7%
27 - 4:14 am (302°) 1:49 pm (60°) 9:25 pm (71.7°) 234,383 74.3%
28 - 4:50 am (296°) 3:01 pm (67°) 10:17 pm (66.5°) 236,313 83.5%
29 - 5:19 am (289°) 4:11 pm (74°) 11:04 pm (60.5°) 238,350 90.9%
30 - 5:44 am (281°) 5:18 pm (83°) 11:48 pm (54.2°) 240,472 96.1%
31 - 6:07 am (273°) 6:23 pm (91°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Frederick. 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 Frederick 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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