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

Moon: 8.9%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 21, 2026 at 8:36:27 am
Moon Direction: 70° East
Moon Altitude: 3.0°
Moon Distance: 228,185 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 7:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 4:51 am
Next Moonset: Today, 11:00 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:49 am (293°) 4:19 pm (70°) 11:24 pm (63.3°) 235,107 98.4%
2 - 6:17 am (285°) 5:29 pm (78°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 6:41 am (277°) 6:37 pm (87°) 12:11 am (57.0°) 237,399 100.0%
4 - 7:03 am (269°) 7:42 pm (95°) 12:55 am (50.5°) 239,986 99.1%
5 - 7:25 am (261°) 8:46 pm (103°) 1:38 am (44.1°) 242,701 96.0%
6 - 7:47 am (253°) 9:50 pm (111°) 2:21 am (38.1°) 245,355 90.9%
7 - 8:11 am (247°) 10:54 pm (117°) 3:05 am (32.7°) 247,724 84.2%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 - 9:39 am (241°) - 4:50 am (28.2°) 249,614 76.3%
9 12:57 am (122°) 10:12 am (236°) - 5:37 am (24.6°) 250,839 67.5%
10 1:58 am (126°) 10:52 am (233°) - 6:27 am (22.2°) 251,273 58.1%
11 2:56 am (128°) 11:39 am (232°) - 7:18 am (21.1°) 250,846 48.3%
12 3:47 am (128°) 12:34 pm (233°) - 8:10 am (21.4°) 249,561 38.5%
13 4:32 am (126°) 1:35 pm (235°) - 9:02 am (23.2°) 247,498 29.0%
14 5:09 am (122°) 2:41 pm (240°) - 9:52 am (26.3°) 244,806 20.2%
15 5:41 am (116°) 3:48 pm (247°) - 10:41 am (30.7°) 241,705 12.5%
16 6:09 am (109°) 4:57 pm (254°) - 11:28 am (36.1°) 238,439 6.2%
17 6:34 am (101°) 6:06 pm (263°) - 12:15 pm (42.4°) 235,288 2.0%
18 6:58 am (93°) 7:16 pm (271°) - 1:01 pm (49.1°) 232,503 0.1%
19 7:21 am (84°) 8:28 pm (281°) - 1:48 pm (56.1°) 230,296 0.9%
20 7:47 am (75°) 9:43 pm (289°) - 2:38 pm (62.8°) 228,793 4.6%
21 8:16 am (67°) 11:00 pm (297°) - 3:31 pm (68.9°) 228,051 10.9%
22 8:50 am (60°) - - 4:28 pm (73.8°) 228,029 19.6%
23 - 12:17 am (303°) 9:33 am (55°) 5:29 pm (77.1°) 228,625 30.1%
24 - 1:31 am (307°) 10:27 am (52°) 6:32 pm (78.4°) 229,703 41.7%
25 - 2:38 am (308°) 11:30 am (52°) 7:34 pm (77.6°) 231,132 53.6%
26 - 3:33 am (306°) 12:41 pm (55°) 8:34 pm (75.0°) 232,792 65.1%
27 - 4:16 am (302°) 1:54 pm (61°) 9:29 pm (70.7°) 234,614 75.5%
28 - 4:51 am (295°) 3:06 pm (68°) 10:19 pm (65.4°) 236,557 84.5%
29 - 5:20 am (288°) 4:16 pm (75°) 11:06 pm (59.4°) 238,607 91.6%
30 - 5:44 am (280°) 5:23 pm (84°) 11:50 pm (53.1°) 240,738 96.6%
31 - 6:07 am (272°) 6:28 pm (92°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Paradise. 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 Paradise 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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