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Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, March 2026

Moon: 8.8%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 21, 2026 at 9:03:31 am
Moon Direction: 74° East
Moon Altitude: 5.8°
Moon Distance: 228,198 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 8:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 5:51 am
Next Moonset: Today, 10:39 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Las Cruces, March 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:33 am (291°) 4:30 pm (72°) 11:23 pm (71.1°) 235,021 98.3%
2 - 6:06 am (284°) 5:35 pm (79°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 6:36 am (277°) 6:37 pm (87°) 12:10 am (64.8°) 237,297 100.0%
4 - 7:03 am (269°) 7:37 pm (94°) 12:54 am (58.3°) 239,875 99.2%
5 - 7:30 am (262°) 8:36 pm (102°) 1:37 am (51.9°) 242,589 96.1%
6 - 7:57 am (255°) 9:34 pm (108°) 2:20 am (45.9°) 245,250 91.2%
7 - 8:26 am (249°) 10:33 pm (114°) 3:03 am (40.5°) 247,635 84.5%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 - 9:59 am (244°) - 4:49 am (35.8°) 249,548 76.7%
9 12:32 am (119°) 10:35 am (240°) - 5:36 am (32.2°) 250,803 67.9%
10 1:30 am (122°) 11:18 am (237°) - 6:25 am (29.7°) 251,272 58.5%
11 2:26 am (124°) 12:06 pm (236°) - 7:16 am (28.6°) 250,881 48.7%
12 3:18 am (124°) 1:00 pm (236°) - 8:08 am (28.9°) 249,630 38.9%
13 4:05 am (122°) 1:58 pm (239°) - 9:00 am (30.6°) 247,597 29.4%
14 4:47 am (119°) 3:00 pm (243°) - 9:51 am (33.7°) 244,927 20.6%
15 5:23 am (114°) 4:02 pm (249°) - 10:40 am (38.0°) 241,838 12.8%
16 5:56 am (108°) 5:05 pm (255°) - 11:27 am (43.4°) 238,573 6.4%
17 6:26 am (101°) 6:09 pm (263°) - 12:13 pm (49.6°) 235,413 2.1%
18 6:55 am (93°) 7:13 pm (271°) - 1:00 pm (56.4°) 232,608 0.1%
19 7:24 am (85°) 8:19 pm (279°) - 1:47 pm (63.4°) 230,374 0.8%
20 7:55 am (77°) 9:27 pm (287°) - 2:36 pm (70.1°) 228,840 4.4%
21 8:30 am (70°) 10:39 pm (294°) - 3:29 pm (76.3°) 228,067 10.6%
22 9:10 am (63°) 11:51 pm (300°) - 4:26 pm (81.2°) 228,016 19.2%
23 9:57 am (59°) - - 5:27 pm (84.6°) 228,589 29.7%
24 - 1:02 am (303°) 10:52 am (56°) 6:30 pm (86.0°) 229,651 41.2%
25 - 2:08 am (304°) 11:55 am (56°) 7:32 pm (85.3°) 231,068 53.1%
26 - 3:05 am (302°) 1:03 pm (59°) 8:32 pm (82.7°) 232,720 64.6%
27 - 3:53 am (299°) 2:12 pm (63°) 9:27 pm (78.5°) 234,536 75.1%
28 - 4:34 am (293°) 3:19 pm (69°) 10:18 pm (73.2°) 236,475 84.2%
29 - 5:07 am (287°) 4:24 pm (76°) 11:05 pm (67.2°) 238,520 91.4%
30 - 5:37 am (280°) 5:25 pm (84°) 11:49 pm (60.9°) 240,649 96.4%
31 - 6:05 am (272°) 6:25 pm (91°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Las Cruces. 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 Las Cruces 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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