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Newport Beach, California, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, March 2026

Moon: 88.8%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 5:04:32 pm
Moon Direction: 54° Northeast
Moon Altitude: -41.3°
Moon Distance: 240,014 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 4:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 3:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:39 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Newport Beach, March 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:22 am (291°) 4:14 pm (72°) 11:09 pm (69.6°) 235,086 98.3%
2 - 5:54 am (284°) 5:20 pm (79°) 11:56 pm (63.3°) 237,373 100.0%
3 - 6:22 am (277°) 6:23 pm (87°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
4 - 6:48 am (269°) 7:24 pm (95°) 12:40 am (56.8°) 239,958 99.1%
5 - 7:14 am (262°) 8:23 pm (102°) 1:23 am (50.4°) 242,673 96.0%
6 - 7:41 am (255°) 9:23 pm (109°) 2:06 am (44.4°) 245,329 91.0%
7 - 8:09 am (248°) 10:23 pm (115°) 2:49 am (39.0°) 247,702 84.3%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 - 9:41 am (243°) - 4:35 am (34.4°) 249,597 76.4%
9 12:22 am (120°) 10:17 am (239°) - 5:22 am (30.8°) 250,830 67.6%
10 1:21 am (123°) 10:59 am (236°) - 6:11 am (28.4°) 251,273 58.2%
11 2:17 am (125°) 11:48 am (235°) - 7:03 am (27.3°) 250,855 48.4%
12 3:09 am (125°) 12:42 pm (236°) - 7:55 am (27.6°) 249,578 38.6%
13 3:55 am (123°) 1:41 pm (238°) - 8:46 am (29.3°) 247,523 29.1%
14 4:36 am (119°) 2:43 pm (243°) - 9:37 am (32.4°) 244,836 20.3%
15 5:12 am (114°) 3:46 pm (248°) - 10:26 am (36.8°) 241,738 12.5%
16 5:44 am (108°) 4:50 pm (255°) - 11:13 am (42.3°) 238,472 6.3%
17 6:13 am (101°) 5:55 pm (263°) - 11:59 am (48.5°) 235,319 2.0%
18 6:41 am (93°) 7:00 pm (271°) - 12:46 pm (55.3°) 232,529 0.1%
19 7:09 am (85°) 8:07 pm (280°) - 1:33 pm (62.2°) 230,315 0.9%
20 7:39 am (77°) 9:16 pm (288°) - 2:23 pm (69.0°) 228,804 4.5%
21 8:13 am (69°) 10:28 pm (295°) - 3:16 pm (75.1°) 228,055 10.8%
22 8:52 am (63°) 11:42 pm (300°) - 4:13 pm (80.0°) 228,025 19.5%
23 9:39 am (58°) - - 5:13 pm (83.3°) 228,616 30.0%
24 - 12:53 am (304°) 10:34 am (56°) 6:16 pm (84.7°) 229,690 41.6%
25 - 1:59 am (305°) 11:38 am (56°) 7:19 pm (83.9°) 231,116 53.5%
26 - 2:56 am (303°) 12:46 pm (58°) 8:18 pm (81.2°) 232,774 65.0%
27 - 3:43 am (299°) 1:56 pm (63°) 9:13 pm (77.0°) 234,594 75.4%
28 - 4:22 am (293°) 3:03 pm (69°) 10:04 pm (71.7°) 236,536 84.4%
29 - 4:55 am (287°) 4:09 pm (76°) 10:51 pm (65.7°) 238,585 91.6%
30 - 5:24 am (280°) 5:11 pm (84°) 11:35 pm (59.4°) 240,716 96.6%
31 - 5:50 am (272°) 6:11 pm (92°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Newport Beach. 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 Newport Beach 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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