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Helena, Montana, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, March 2026

Moon: 8.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 21, 2026 at 9:33:34 am
Moon Direction: 77° East
Moon Altitude: 11.0°
Moon Distance: 228,186 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 8:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 5:51 am
Next Moonset: Today, 11:41 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:28 am (296°) 4:23 pm (67°) 11:45 pm (56.6°) 235,051 98.3%
2 - 6:49 am (287°) 5:40 pm (77°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 7:07 am (278°) 6:54 pm (86°) 12:32 am (50.3°) 237,333 100.0%
4 - 7:23 am (269°) 8:05 pm (96°) 1:16 am (43.8°) 239,914 99.2%
5 - 7:39 am (260°) 9:16 pm (105°) 1:59 am (37.4°) 242,629 96.1%
6 - 7:56 am (252°) 10:26 pm (113°) 2:42 am (31.4°) 245,287 91.1%
7 - 8:15 am (244°) 11:35 pm (121°) 3:25 am (26.0°) 247,667 84.4%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 - 9:37 am (237°) - 5:10 am (21.4°) 249,571 76.6%
9 1:44 am (127°) 10:05 am (231°) - 5:58 am (17.8°) 250,816 67.7%
10 2:50 am (131°) 10:41 am (228°) - 6:47 am (15.4°) 251,272 58.3%
11 3:50 am (134°) 11:26 am (226°) - 7:38 am (14.2°) 250,869 48.6%
12 4:41 am (134°) 12:21 pm (227°) - 8:30 am (14.5°) 249,606 38.8%
13 5:23 am (131°) 1:26 pm (230°) - 9:22 am (16.2°) 247,562 29.3%
14 5:56 am (126°) 2:36 pm (236°) - 10:12 am (19.3°) 244,884 20.4%
15 6:23 am (120°) 3:50 pm (243°) - 11:01 am (23.7°) 241,791 12.7%
16 6:44 am (112°) 5:05 pm (252°) - 11:49 am (29.1°) 238,525 6.4%
17 7:03 am (103°) 6:20 pm (261°) - 12:35 pm (35.3°) 235,368 2.0%
18 7:21 am (94°) 7:37 pm (271°) - 1:21 pm (42.0°) 232,570 0.1%
19 7:38 am (84°) 8:55 pm (282°) - 2:09 pm (49.0°) 230,346 0.9%
20 7:57 am (74°) 10:17 pm (292°) - 2:58 pm (55.7°) 228,823 4.4%
21 8:19 am (65°) 11:41 pm (301°) - 3:51 pm (61.8°) 228,061 10.7%
22 8:47 am (57°) - - 4:48 pm (66.8°) 228,021 19.4%
23 - 1:05 am (308°) 9:24 am (50°) 5:49 pm (70.1°) 228,602 29.8%
24 - 2:24 am (312°) 10:13 am (47°) 6:52 pm (71.5°) 229,670 41.4%
25 - 3:31 am (313°) 11:17 am (47°) 7:54 pm (70.7°) 231,090 53.3%
26 - 4:24 am (311°) 12:30 pm (50°) 8:54 pm (68.1°) 232,745 64.8%
27 - 5:03 am (306°) 1:49 pm (57°) 9:49 pm (63.9°) 234,564 75.3%
28 - 5:32 am (299°) 3:08 pm (64°) 10:40 pm (58.6°) 236,504 84.3%
29 - 5:54 am (291°) 4:25 pm (73°) 11:27 pm (52.6°) 238,551 91.5%
30 - 6:13 am (282°) 5:38 pm (83°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
31 - 6:29 am (273°) 6:49 pm (92°) 12:11 am (46.3°) 240,680 96.5%
* All times are local time for Helena. 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 Helena 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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