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

Moon: 8.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 21, 2026 at 9:55:46 am
Moon Direction: 75° East
Moon Altitude: 8.0°
Moon Distance: 228,201 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 9:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 6:51 am
Next Moonset: Today, 11:18 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:14 am (291°) 5:11 pm (72°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
2 - 6:47 am (284°) 6:15 pm (79°) 12:03 am (71.5°) 234,994 98.2%
3 - 7:16 am (277°) 7:17 pm (87°) 12:50 am (65.2°) 237,265 100.0%
4 - 7:44 am (269°) 8:17 pm (94°) 1:35 am (58.7°) 239,840 99.2%
5 - 8:11 am (262°) 9:16 pm (102°) 2:18 am (52.3°) 242,554 96.2%
6 - 8:38 am (255°) 10:14 pm (108°) 3:01 am (46.3°) 245,216 91.2%
7 - 9:08 am (249°) 11:13 pm (114°) 3:44 am (40.8°) 247,606 84.6%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 - 10:40 am (244°) - 5:29 am (36.2°) 249,527 76.8%
9 1:12 am (119°) 11:17 am (240°) - 6:16 am (32.5°) 250,792 68.0%
10 2:10 am (122°) 11:59 am (237°) - 7:06 am (30.1°) 251,271 58.6%
11 3:06 am (124°) 12:47 pm (236°) - 7:57 am (28.9°) 250,892 48.8%
12 3:58 am (124°) 1:41 pm (236°) - 8:49 am (29.1°) 249,652 39.0%
13 4:45 am (122°) 2:40 pm (239°) - 9:41 am (30.8°) 247,628 29.5%
14 5:26 am (119°) 3:41 pm (243°) - 10:31 am (33.9°) 244,965 20.7%
15 6:03 am (114°) 4:43 pm (249°) - 11:20 am (38.2°) 241,880 12.9%
16 6:36 am (108°) 5:46 pm (255°) - 12:08 pm (43.6°) 238,615 6.5%
17 7:07 am (101°) 6:49 pm (263°) - 12:54 pm (49.9°) 235,452 2.1%
18 7:36 am (93°) 7:53 pm (271°) - 1:40 pm (56.6°) 232,641 0.1%
19 8:05 am (85°) 8:59 pm (279°) - 2:27 pm (63.6°) 230,399 0.8%
20 8:36 am (77°) 10:07 pm (287°) - 3:17 pm (70.4°) 228,855 4.3%
21 9:11 am (70°) 11:18 pm (294°) - 4:10 pm (76.5°) 228,072 10.5%
22 9:51 am (63°) - - 5:07 pm (81.5°) 228,013 19.1%
23 - 12:30 am (300°) 10:38 am (59°) 6:07 pm (84.9°) 228,579 29.5%
24 - 1:41 am (303°) 11:34 am (56°) 7:10 pm (86.3°) 229,635 41.0%
25 - 2:47 am (304°) 12:37 pm (56°) 8:13 pm (85.6°) 231,047 52.9%
26 - 3:45 am (302°) 1:44 pm (59°) 9:12 pm (83.0°) 232,697 64.5%
27 - 4:33 am (299°) 2:53 pm (63°) 10:08 pm (78.9°) 234,511 75.0%
28 - 5:14 am (293°) 4:00 pm (69°) 10:59 pm (73.6°) 236,449 84.1%
29 - 5:48 am (287°) 5:04 pm (76°) 11:46 pm (67.6°) 238,493 91.3%
30 - 6:18 am (280°) 6:06 pm (84°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
31 - 6:46 am (272°) 7:05 pm (91°) 12:30 am (61.3°) 240,620 96.4%
* All times are local time for Midland. 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 Midland 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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