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Mission Viejo, California, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, March 2026

Moon: 88.0%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 7:54:25 pm
Moon Direction: 84° East
Moon Altitude: -9.7°
Moon Distance: 240,402 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 4:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 3:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:38 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Mission Viejo, March 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:21 am (291°) 4:13 pm (72°) 11:08 pm (69.6°) 235,084 98.3%
2 - 5:53 am (284°) 5:19 pm (79°) 11:55 pm (63.3°) 237,372 100.0%
3 - 6:21 am (277°) 6:22 pm (87°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
4 - 6:47 am (269°) 7:23 pm (95°) 12:39 am (56.8°) 239,956 99.1%
5 - 7:13 am (262°) 8:22 pm (102°) 1:22 am (50.4°) 242,671 96.0%
6 - 7:40 am (255°) 9:22 pm (109°) 2:05 am (44.4°) 245,327 91.0%
7 - 8:08 am (248°) 10:22 pm (115°) 2:48 am (39.0°) 247,701 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 (34.4°) 249,596 76.4%
9 12:21 am (120°) 10:16 am (239°) - 5:21 am (30.8°) 250,829 67.6%
10 1:20 am (123°) 10:58 am (236°) - 6:10 am (28.4°) 251,273 58.2%
11 2:16 am (125°) 11:47 am (235°) - 7:01 am (27.3°) 250,855 48.4%
12 3:08 am (125°) 12:41 pm (236°) - 7:53 am (27.6°) 249,579 38.6%
13 3:54 am (123°) 1:40 pm (238°) - 8:45 am (29.3°) 247,525 29.1%
14 4:35 am (119°) 2:42 pm (243°) - 9:36 am (32.5°) 244,838 20.3%
15 5:11 am (114°) 3:45 pm (248°) - 10:25 am (36.8°) 241,740 12.5%
16 5:42 am (108°) 4:49 pm (255°) - 11:12 am (42.3°) 238,474 6.3%
17 6:12 am (101°) 5:54 pm (263°) - 11:58 am (48.5°) 235,321 2.0%
18 6:40 am (93°) 6:59 pm (271°) - 12:45 pm (55.3°) 232,531 0.1%
19 7:08 am (85°) 8:06 pm (280°) - 1:32 pm (62.3°) 230,317 0.9%
20 7:38 am (77°) 9:15 pm (288°) - 2:22 pm (69.0°) 228,805 4.5%
21 8:12 am (69°) 10:27 pm (295°) - 3:14 pm (75.1°) 228,055 10.8%
22 8:51 am (63°) 11:41 pm (300°) - 4:11 pm (80.0°) 228,025 19.5%
23 9:38 am (58°) - - 5:12 pm (83.3°) 228,615 30.0%
24 - 12:52 am (304°) 10:33 am (56°) 6:15 pm (84.7°) 229,689 41.6%
25 - 1:58 am (305°) 11:37 am (56°) 7:18 pm (83.9°) 231,115 53.4%
26 - 2:55 am (303°) 12:45 pm (58°) 8:17 pm (81.2°) 232,772 64.9%
27 - 3:42 am (299°) 1:55 pm (63°) 9:12 pm (77.0°) 234,593 75.4%
28 - 4:21 am (293°) 3:02 pm (69°) 10:03 pm (71.7°) 236,535 84.4%
29 - 4:54 am (287°) 4:07 pm (76°) 10:50 pm (65.7°) 238,584 91.5%
30 - 5:23 am (280°) 5:10 pm (84°) 11:34 pm (59.4°) 240,714 96.6%
31 - 5:49 am (272°) 6:10 pm (92°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Mission Viejo. 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 Mission Viejo 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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