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Houston, Texas, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, March 2026

Moon: 8.4%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 21, 2026 at 8:43:01 am
Moon Direction: 70° East
Moon Altitude: -1.0°
Moon Distance: 228,231 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 9:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 6:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:47 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:42 am (291°) 4:46 pm (72°) 11:36 pm (73.9°) 234,955 98.2%
2 - 6:17 am (284°) 5:49 pm (79°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 6:48 am (277°) 6:50 pm (87°) 12:23 am (67.6°) 237,220 99.9%
4 - 7:17 am (270°) 7:48 pm (94°) 1:07 am (61.1°) 239,790 99.2%
5 - 7:45 am (262°) 8:46 pm (101°) 1:50 am (54.7°) 242,503 96.3%
6 - 8:14 am (256°) 9:43 pm (108°) 2:33 am (48.6°) 245,169 91.3%
7 - 8:44 am (250°) 10:40 pm (113°) 3:16 am (43.2°) 247,566 84.8%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 - 10:18 am (245°) - 5:01 am (38.5°) 249,496 76.9%
9 12:38 am (118°) 10:56 am (240°) - 5:49 am (34.9°) 250,775 68.2%
10 1:35 am (121°) 11:38 am (238°) - 6:38 am (32.4°) 251,270 58.8%
11 2:31 am (123°) 12:27 pm (237°) - 7:29 am (31.2°) 250,907 49.0%
12 3:23 am (123°) 1:20 pm (237°) - 8:21 am (31.4°) 249,682 39.2%
13 4:10 am (121°) 2:18 pm (240°) - 9:13 am (33.1°) 247,672 29.7%
14 4:53 am (118°) 3:18 pm (244°) - 10:03 am (36.1°) 245,019 20.8%
15 5:31 am (113°) 4:19 pm (249°) - 10:52 am (40.4°) 241,940 13.0%
16 6:05 am (108°) 5:21 pm (256°) - 11:40 am (45.8°) 238,676 6.6%
17 6:37 am (101°) 6:23 pm (263°) - 12:26 pm (52.0°) 235,509 2.2%
18 7:08 am (93°) 7:25 pm (271°) - 1:13 pm (58.8°) 232,689 0.1%
19 7:39 am (85°) 8:29 pm (279°) - 2:00 pm (65.7°) 230,434 0.8%
20 8:11 am (78°) 9:36 pm (286°) - 2:49 pm (72.5°) 228,876 4.2%
21 8:47 am (70°) 10:45 pm (293°) - 3:42 pm (78.7°) 228,080 10.4%
22 9:29 am (64°) 11:56 pm (299°) - 4:39 pm (83.7°) 228,008 18.9%
23 10:17 am (60°) - - 5:39 pm (87.1°) 228,563 29.3%
24 - 1:06 am (302°) 11:13 am (57°) 6:42 pm (88.6°) 229,612 40.8%
25 - 2:12 am (303°) 12:16 pm (57°) 7:45 pm (87.9°) 231,018 52.7%
26 - 3:10 am (302°) 1:23 pm (60°) 8:44 pm (85.4°) 232,664 64.3%
27 - 4:00 am (298°) 2:30 pm (64°) 9:40 pm (81.2°) 234,476 74.8%
28 - 4:41 am (293°) 3:36 pm (70°) 10:31 pm (76.0°) 236,412 83.9%
29 - 5:17 am (287°) 4:39 pm (77°) 11:18 pm (70.0°) 238,454 91.2%
30 - 5:49 am (280°) 5:39 pm (84°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
31 - 6:18 am (273°) 6:37 pm (91°) 12:02 am (63.7°) 240,580 96.3%
* All times are local time for Houston. 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 Houston 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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