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Irvine, California, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, March 2026

Moon: 8.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 21, 2026 at 7:55:51 am
Moon Direction: 67° East
Moon Altitude: -4.0°
Moon Distance: 228,201 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 7:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 4:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:12 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:21 am (291°) 4:14 pm (72°) 11:09 pm (69.6°) 235,085 98.3%
2 - 5:53 am (284°) 5:20 pm (79°) 11:55 pm (63.2°) 237,373 100.0%
3 - 6:22 am (277°) 6:22 pm (87°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
4 - 6:48 am (269°) 7:23 pm (95°) 12:40 am (56.7°) 239,957 99.1%
5 - 7:14 am (262°) 8:23 pm (102°) 1:23 am (50.3°) 242,673 96.0%
6 - 7:40 am (255°) 9:23 pm (109°) 2:05 am (44.3°) 245,328 91.0%
7 - 8:09 am (248°) 10:22 pm (115°) 2:49 am (38.9°) 247,702 84.3%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 - 9:40 am (243°) - 4:34 am (34.3°) 249,597 76.4%
9 12:22 am (120°) 10:17 am (239°) - 5:22 am (30.7°) 250,830 67.6%
10 1:21 am (123°) 10:59 am (236°) - 6:11 am (28.3°) 251,273 58.2%
11 2:17 am (125°) 11:47 am (235°) - 7:02 am (27.2°) 250,855 48.4%
12 3:08 am (125°) 12:41 pm (236°) - 7:54 am (27.5°) 249,579 38.6%
13 3:55 am (123°) 1:40 pm (238°) - 8:46 am (29.2°) 247,524 29.1%
14 4:36 am (119°) 2:42 pm (243°) - 9:36 am (32.4°) 244,837 20.3%
15 5:11 am (114°) 3:46 pm (248°) - 10:25 am (36.8°) 241,739 12.5%
16 5:43 am (108°) 4:50 pm (255°) - 11:13 am (42.2°) 238,473 6.3%
17 6:12 am (101°) 5:54 pm (263°) - 11:59 am (48.4°) 235,320 2.0%
18 6:41 am (93°) 6:59 pm (271°) - 12:45 pm (55.2°) 232,530 0.1%
19 7:09 am (85°) 8:06 pm (280°) - 1:33 pm (62.2°) 230,316 0.9%
20 7:39 am (77°) 9:16 pm (288°) - 2:22 pm (68.9°) 228,805 4.5%
21 8:12 am (69°) 10:28 pm (295°) - 3:15 pm (75.0°) 228,055 10.8%
22 8:52 am (63°) 11:41 pm (300°) - 4:12 pm (80.0°) 228,025 19.5%
23 9:38 am (58°) - - 5:13 pm (83.3°) 228,615 30.0%
24 - 12:53 am (304°) 10:34 am (56°) 6:16 pm (84.6°) 229,690 41.6%
25 - 1:59 am (305°) 11:37 am (56°) 7:18 pm (83.8°) 231,115 53.4%
26 - 2:55 am (303°) 12:45 pm (58°) 8:18 pm (81.2°) 232,773 64.9%
27 - 3:43 am (299°) 1:55 pm (63°) 9:13 pm (77.0°) 234,594 75.4%
28 - 4:22 am (293°) 3:03 pm (69°) 10:04 pm (71.6°) 236,536 84.4%
29 - 4:55 am (287°) 4:08 pm (76°) 10:51 pm (65.6°) 238,585 91.6%
30 - 5:24 am (280°) 5:10 pm (84°) 11:35 pm (59.3°) 240,715 96.6%
31 - 5:50 am (272°) 6:11 pm (92°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Irvine. 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 Irvine 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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