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Los Angeles, California, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, March 2026

Moon: 88.8%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 5:01:38 pm
Moon Direction: 53° Northeast
Moon Altitude: -41.7°
Moon Distance: 240,008 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 4:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 3:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:41 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Los Angeles, March 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:24 am (291°) 4:15 pm (72°) 11:10 pm (69.2°) 235,088 98.4%
2 - 5:56 am (284°) 5:21 pm (79°) 11:57 pm (62.9°) 237,376 100.0%
3 - 6:24 am (277°) 6:24 pm (87°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
4 - 6:50 am (269°) 7:25 pm (95°) 12:41 am (56.3°) 239,961 99.1%
5 - 7:15 am (262°) 8:25 pm (102°) 1:24 am (49.9°) 242,676 96.0%
6 - 7:42 am (255°) 9:25 pm (109°) 2:07 am (43.9°) 245,331 91.0%
7 - 8:10 am (248°) 10:25 pm (115°) 2:51 am (38.5°) 247,704 84.3%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 - 9:41 am (243°) - 4:36 am (33.9°) 249,599 76.4%
9 12:25 am (120°) 10:17 am (239°) - 5:23 am (30.3°) 250,831 67.6%
10 1:24 am (123°) 10:59 am (236°) - 6:13 am (27.9°) 251,273 58.1%
11 2:20 am (125°) 11:47 am (235°) - 7:04 am (26.8°) 250,854 48.4%
12 3:12 am (125°) 12:42 pm (236°) - 7:56 am (27.1°) 249,577 38.6%
13 3:58 am (123°) 1:41 pm (238°) - 8:48 am (28.9°) 247,521 29.1%
14 4:38 am (119°) 2:43 pm (243°) - 9:38 am (32.0°) 244,833 20.3%
15 5:14 am (114°) 3:47 pm (248°) - 10:27 am (36.4°) 241,735 12.5%
16 5:46 am (108°) 4:51 pm (255°) - 11:14 am (41.8°) 238,469 6.3%
17 6:15 am (101°) 5:56 pm (263°) - 12:01 pm (48.1°) 235,316 2.0%
18 6:42 am (93°) 7:01 pm (271°) - 12:47 pm (54.8°) 232,527 0.1%
19 7:10 am (85°) 8:09 pm (280°) - 1:34 pm (61.8°) 230,313 0.9%
20 7:40 am (77°) 9:18 pm (288°) - 2:24 pm (68.6°) 228,803 4.5%
21 8:13 am (69°) 10:31 pm (295°) - 3:17 pm (74.7°) 228,055 10.9%
22 8:52 am (63°) 11:44 pm (301°) - 4:14 pm (79.6°) 228,026 19.5%
23 9:39 am (58°) - - 5:15 pm (82.9°) 228,616 30.0%
24 - 12:56 am (304°) 10:34 am (55°) 6:18 pm (84.2°) 229,692 41.6%
25 - 2:02 am (305°) 11:38 am (56°) 7:20 pm (83.5°) 231,117 53.5%
26 - 2:58 am (303°) 12:46 pm (58°) 8:20 pm (80.8°) 232,775 65.0%
27 - 3:45 am (299°) 1:56 pm (63°) 9:15 pm (76.6°) 234,596 75.5%
28 - 4:24 am (294°) 3:04 pm (69°) 10:05 pm (71.3°) 236,538 84.4%
29 - 4:57 am (287°) 4:09 pm (76°) 10:52 pm (65.3°) 238,587 91.6%
30 - 5:26 am (280°) 5:12 pm (84°) 11:37 pm (58.9°) 240,718 96.6%
31 - 5:52 am (272°) 6:13 pm (92°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Los Angeles. 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 Los Angeles 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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