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

Moon: 8.5%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 21, 2026 at 8:57:00 am
Moon Direction: 72° East
Moon Altitude: 2.7°
Moon Distance: 228,225 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 9:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 6:51 am
Next Moonset: Today, 10:39 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:36 am (291°) 4:39 pm (72°) 11:29 pm (73.6°) 234,945 98.1%
2 - 6:10 am (284°) 5:42 pm (79°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 6:41 am (277°) 6:43 pm (87°) 12:16 am (67.3°) 237,209 99.9%
4 - 7:10 am (270°) 7:42 pm (94°) 1:00 am (60.8°) 239,778 99.3%
5 - 7:38 am (262°) 8:39 pm (101°) 1:43 am (54.4°) 242,491 96.3%
6 - 8:07 am (256°) 9:37 pm (108°) 2:26 am (48.3°) 245,157 91.4%
7 - 8:37 am (250°) 10:34 pm (113°) 3:10 am (42.9°) 247,556 84.8%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 - 10:10 am (244°) - 4:55 am (38.2°) 249,489 77.0%
9 12:32 am (118°) 10:48 am (240°) - 5:42 am (34.5°) 250,771 68.2%
10 1:29 am (121°) 11:31 am (238°) - 6:31 am (32.0°) 251,269 58.8%
11 2:25 am (123°) 12:19 pm (237°) - 7:22 am (30.8°) 250,910 49.1%
12 3:17 am (123°) 1:13 pm (237°) - 8:14 am (31.0°) 249,690 39.3%
13 4:05 am (122°) 2:10 pm (240°) - 9:06 am (32.7°) 247,683 29.8%
14 4:47 am (118°) 3:11 pm (244°) - 9:57 am (35.8°) 245,032 20.9%
15 5:25 am (114°) 4:12 pm (249°) - 10:46 am (40.1°) 241,955 13.0%
16 5:59 am (108°) 5:14 pm (255°) - 11:33 am (45.4°) 238,691 6.6%
17 6:31 am (101°) 6:16 pm (263°) - 12:20 pm (51.6°) 235,522 2.2%
18 7:01 am (93°) 7:18 pm (271°) - 1:06 pm (58.4°) 232,700 0.1%
19 7:32 am (85°) 8:23 pm (279°) - 1:53 pm (65.4°) 230,443 0.7%
20 8:04 am (78°) 9:30 pm (286°) - 2:42 pm (72.1°) 228,882 4.2%
21 8:40 am (70°) 10:39 pm (293°) - 3:35 pm (78.3°) 228,082 10.3%
22 9:21 am (64°) 11:50 pm (299°) - 4:32 pm (83.3°) 228,007 18.9%
23 10:09 am (60°) - - 5:32 pm (86.7°) 228,559 29.3%
24 - 1:00 am (302°) 11:05 am (57°) 6:35 pm (88.2°) 229,606 40.8%
25 - 2:06 am (303°) 12:08 pm (57°) 7:38 pm (87.6°) 231,011 52.7%
26 - 3:04 am (302°) 1:15 pm (59°) 8:38 pm (85.0°) 232,657 64.2%
27 - 3:54 am (298°) 2:23 pm (64°) 9:33 pm (80.9°) 234,468 74.8%
28 - 4:35 am (293°) 3:29 pm (70°) 10:24 pm (75.7°) 236,403 83.9%
29 - 5:11 am (287°) 4:32 pm (76°) 11:11 pm (69.7°) 238,445 91.1%
30 - 5:42 am (280°) 5:32 pm (84°) 11:55 pm (63.4°) 240,570 96.3%
31 - 6:11 am (273°) 6:30 pm (91°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Orange. 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 Orange 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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