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Novato, California, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, March 2026

Moon: 24.0%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 3:23:30 am
Moon Direction: 337° North
Moon Altitude: -23.5°
Moon Distance: 228,222 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 7:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 4:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:43 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:50 am (292°) 4:26 pm (71°) 11:28 pm (65.0°) 235,113 98.4%
2 - 6:18 am (285°) 5:35 pm (79°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 6:44 am (277°) 6:41 pm (87°) 12:15 am (58.7°) 237,405 100.0%
4 - 7:07 am (269°) 7:45 pm (95°) 12:59 am (52.2°) 239,993 99.1%
5 - 7:30 am (261°) 8:48 pm (103°) 1:42 am (45.8°) 242,708 96.0%
6 - 7:53 am (254°) 9:51 pm (110°) 2:25 am (39.8°) 245,362 90.9%
7 - 8:19 am (247°) 10:53 pm (116°) 3:09 am (34.4°) 247,730 84.2%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 - 9:48 am (241°) - 4:54 am (29.8°) 249,618 76.3%
9 12:55 am (122°) 10:22 am (237°) - 5:41 am (26.2°) 250,841 67.5%
10 1:56 am (125°) 11:02 am (234°) - 6:31 am (23.8°) 251,273 58.0%
11 2:53 am (127°) 11:50 am (233°) - 7:22 am (22.7°) 250,844 48.3%
12 3:44 am (127°) 12:45 pm (234°) - 8:14 am (23.1°) 249,556 38.5%
13 4:29 am (125°) 1:45 pm (236°) - 9:05 am (24.8°) 247,492 29.0%
14 5:08 am (121°) 2:50 pm (241°) - 9:56 am (28.0°) 244,798 20.2%
15 5:41 am (116°) 3:56 pm (247°) - 10:45 am (32.4°) 241,696 12.4%
16 6:10 am (109°) 5:03 pm (255°) - 11:32 am (37.8°) 238,430 6.2%
17 6:36 am (101°) 6:11 pm (263°) - 12:19 pm (44.0°) 235,280 1.9%
18 7:01 am (93°) 7:20 pm (271°) - 1:05 pm (50.8°) 232,496 0.1%
19 7:26 am (84°) 8:30 pm (280°) - 1:52 pm (57.8°) 230,291 0.9%
20 7:53 am (76°) 9:43 pm (289°) - 2:42 pm (64.5°) 228,790 4.6%
21 8:23 am (68°) 10:59 pm (296°) - 3:35 pm (70.6°) 228,050 10.9%
22 8:59 am (61°) - - 4:32 pm (75.5°) 228,029 19.7%
23 - 12:15 am (302°) 9:43 am (56°) 5:33 pm (78.8°) 228,627 30.2%
24 - 1:29 am (306°) 10:37 am (53°) 6:36 pm (80.1°) 229,707 41.7%
25 - 2:35 am (307°) 11:41 am (53°) 7:38 pm (79.3°) 231,136 53.6%
26 - 3:30 am (305°) 12:51 pm (56°) 8:38 pm (76.6°) 232,796 65.1%
27 - 4:15 am (301°) 2:03 pm (61°) 9:33 pm (72.4°) 234,619 75.6%
28 - 4:51 am (295°) 3:14 pm (68°) 10:23 pm (67.1°) 236,562 84.5%
29 - 5:21 am (288°) 4:22 pm (76°) 11:10 pm (61.1°) 238,612 91.6%
30 - 5:47 am (280°) 5:28 pm (84°) 11:54 pm (54.7°) 240,744 96.6%
31 - 6:10 am (272°) 6:32 pm (92°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Novato. 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 Novato 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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