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New Orleans, Louisiana, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, March 2026

Moon: 93.2%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 1:36:24 am
Moon Direction: 161° South
Moon Altitude: 63.4°
Moon Distance: 237,621 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 6:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 5:37 am
Next Moonset: Today, 8:28 am

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for New Orleans, March 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:21 am (291°) 4:24 pm (72°) 11:14 pm (73.8°) 234,924 98.1%
2 - 5:55 am (284°) 5:27 pm (79°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 6:26 am (277°) 6:28 pm (87°) 12:01 am (67.5°) 237,184 99.9%
4 - 6:55 am (270°) 7:26 pm (94°) 12:45 am (61.0°) 239,751 99.3%
5 - 7:23 am (263°) 8:24 pm (101°) 1:28 am (54.6°) 242,463 96.3%
6 - 7:52 am (256°) 9:21 pm (108°) 2:11 am (48.5°) 245,131 91.4%
7 - 8:22 am (250°) 10:19 pm (113°) 2:55 am (43.1°) 247,533 84.9%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 - 9:56 am (245°) - 4:40 am (38.4°) 249,472 77.1%
9 12:17 am (118°) 10:33 am (240°) - 5:27 am (34.7°) 250,761 68.3%
10 1:14 am (121°) 11:16 am (238°) - 6:16 am (32.2°) 251,269 58.9%
11 2:09 am (123°) 12:04 pm (237°) - 7:07 am (31.0°) 250,918 49.2%
12 3:01 am (123°) 12:58 pm (237°) - 7:59 am (31.2°) 249,706 39.4%
13 3:49 am (122°) 1:56 pm (240°) - 8:51 am (32.8°) 247,707 29.8%
14 4:32 am (118°) 2:56 pm (244°) - 9:42 am (35.9°) 245,062 21.0%
15 5:10 am (114°) 3:57 pm (249°) - 10:31 am (40.1°) 241,987 13.1%
16 5:44 am (108°) 4:59 pm (255°) - 11:18 am (45.5°) 238,723 6.7%
17 6:16 am (101°) 6:00 pm (263°) - 12:04 pm (51.7°) 235,553 2.2%
18 6:46 am (93°) 7:03 pm (271°) - 12:51 pm (58.5°) 232,726 0.1%
19 7:17 am (85°) 8:07 pm (279°) - 1:38 pm (65.4°) 230,463 0.7%
20 7:49 am (78°) 9:14 pm (286°) - 2:27 pm (72.2°) 228,894 4.1%
21 8:25 am (70°) 10:23 pm (293°) - 3:20 pm (78.4°) 228,086 10.3%
22 9:06 am (64°) 11:34 pm (299°) - 4:17 pm (83.4°) 228,004 18.8%
23 9:54 am (60°) - - 5:17 pm (86.9°) 228,551 29.2%
24 - 12:45 am (302°) 10:50 am (57°) 6:20 pm (88.4°) 229,593 40.6%
25 - 1:51 am (303°) 11:53 am (57°) 7:23 pm (87.8°) 230,996 52.5%
26 - 2:49 am (302°) 1:00 pm (60°) 8:22 pm (85.2°) 232,639 64.1%
27 - 3:38 am (298°) 2:08 pm (64°) 9:18 pm (81.1°) 234,449 74.7%
28 - 4:20 am (293°) 3:14 pm (70°) 10:09 pm (75.9°) 236,382 83.8%
29 - 4:56 am (287°) 4:17 pm (76°) 10:56 pm (69.9°) 238,423 91.1%
30 - 5:27 am (280°) 5:17 pm (84°) 11:40 pm (63.6°) 240,548 96.2%
31 - 5:56 am (273°) 6:15 pm (91°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for New Orleans. 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 New Orleans 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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