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Palo Alto, California, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, March 2026

Moon: 88.5%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 6:01:37 pm
Moon Direction: 61° Northeast
Moon Altitude: -32.9°
Moon Distance: 240,145 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 4:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 3:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:57 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Palo Alto, March 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:47 am (292°) 4:25 pm (71°) 11:27 pm (65.7°) 235,111 98.4%
2 - 6:16 am (285°) 5:34 pm (79°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 6:42 am (277°) 6:39 pm (87°) 12:13 am (59.3°) 237,402 100.0%
4 - 7:05 am (269°) 7:43 pm (95°) 12:58 am (52.8°) 239,990 99.1%
5 - 7:29 am (261°) 8:45 pm (103°) 1:40 am (46.4°) 242,705 96.0%
6 - 7:53 am (254°) 9:48 pm (110°) 2:23 am (40.5°) 245,359 90.9%
7 - 8:19 am (247°) 10:50 pm (116°) 3:07 am (35.1°) 247,728 84.2%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 - 9:48 am (242°) - 4:52 am (30.5°) 249,616 76.3%
9 12:51 am (121°) 10:23 am (237°) - 5:39 am (26.9°) 250,840 67.5%
10 1:52 am (125°) 11:03 am (234°) - 6:29 am (24.5°) 251,273 58.0%
11 2:49 am (127°) 11:51 am (233°) - 7:20 am (23.4°) 250,845 48.3%
12 3:40 am (127°) 12:46 pm (234°) - 8:12 am (23.7°) 249,558 38.5%
13 4:25 am (125°) 1:46 pm (237°) - 9:04 am (25.5°) 247,494 29.0%
14 5:04 am (121°) 2:50 pm (241°) - 9:54 am (28.6°) 244,802 20.2%
15 5:38 am (115°) 3:56 pm (247°) - 10:43 am (33.0°) 241,700 12.5%
16 6:07 am (109°) 5:03 pm (255°) - 11:31 am (38.5°) 238,434 6.2%
17 6:34 am (101°) 6:10 pm (263°) - 12:17 pm (44.7°) 235,284 2.0%
18 6:59 am (93°) 7:18 pm (271°) - 1:03 pm (51.5°) 232,499 0.1%
19 7:25 am (84°) 8:28 pm (280°) - 1:51 pm (58.4°) 230,293 0.9%
20 7:52 am (76°) 9:41 pm (289°) - 2:40 pm (65.2°) 228,791 4.6%
21 8:23 am (68°) 10:56 pm (296°) - 3:33 pm (71.3°) 228,051 10.9%
22 8:59 am (61°) - - 4:30 pm (76.2°) 228,029 19.7%
23 - 12:11 am (302°) 9:44 am (56°) 5:31 pm (79.5°) 228,626 30.1%
24 - 1:25 am (306°) 10:38 am (54°) 6:34 pm (80.8°) 229,705 41.7%
25 - 2:31 am (307°) 11:42 am (54°) 7:36 pm (80.0°) 231,134 53.6%
26 - 3:26 am (305°) 12:51 pm (57°) 8:36 pm (77.3°) 232,794 65.1%
27 - 4:11 am (300°) 2:03 pm (62°) 9:31 pm (73.1°) 234,617 75.6%
28 - 4:48 am (295°) 3:14 pm (68°) 10:22 pm (67.8°) 236,560 84.5%
29 - 5:18 am (288°) 4:21 pm (76°) 11:08 pm (61.7°) 238,610 91.6%
30 - 5:44 am (280°) 5:27 pm (84°) 11:53 pm (55.4°) 240,741 96.6%
31 - 6:08 am (272°) 6:30 pm (92°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Palo Alto. 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 Palo Alto 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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