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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, March 2026

Moon: 16.8%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 10:39:11 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 124° Southeast
Moon Altitude: -1.9°
Moon Distance: 252,041 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 24, 2026, 9:53 am
Next New Moon: Dec 8, 2026, 7:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 10:52 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:40 am ↑ (294°) 4:03 pm ↑ (69°) 11:12 pm (63.9°) 234,837 98.0%
2 - 6:08 am ↑ (286°) 5:14 pm ↑ (77°) 11:59 pm (57.6°) 237,084 99.9%
3 - 6:32 am ↑ (278°) 6:22 pm ↑ (86°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
4 - 6:54 am ↑ (270°) 7:28 pm ↑ (94°) 12:44 am (51.1°) 239,641 99.3%
5 - 7:16 am ↑ (262°) 8:32 pm ↑ (102°) 1:27 am (44.7°) 242,351 96.5%
6 - 7:38 am ↑ (254°) 9:36 pm ↑ (110°) 2:10 am (38.7°) 245,023 91.7%
7 - 8:02 am ↑ (247°) 10:40 pm ↑ (116°) 2:53 am (33.2°) 247,443 85.2%
8 - 9:29 am ↑ (241°) - 4:38 am (28.5°) 249,403 77.4%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
9 12:44 am ↑ (122°) 10:01 am ↑ (236°) - 5:25 am (24.8°) 250,723 68.7%
10 1:45 am ↑ (126°) 10:40 am ↑ (233°) - 6:14 am (22.2°) 251,264 59.3%
11 2:44 am ↑ (128°) 11:26 am ↑ (232°) - 7:05 am (20.9°) 250,950 49.6%
12 3:36 am ↑ (128°) 12:20 pm ↑ (232°) - 7:57 am (21.1°) 249,773 39.8%
13 4:21 am ↑ (126°) 1:21 pm ↑ (235°) - 8:49 am (22.7°) 247,803 30.2%
14 5:00 am ↑ (123°) 2:26 pm ↑ (239°) - 9:40 am (25.6°) 245,183 21.3%
15 5:32 am ↑ (117°) 3:33 pm ↑ (246°) - 10:29 am (29.9°) 242,118 13.4%
16 6:00 am ↑ (110°) 4:42 pm ↑ (253°) - 11:16 am (35.2°) 238,860 6.9%
17 6:25 am ↑ (103°) 5:51 pm ↑ (261°) - 12:03 pm (41.3°) 235,679 2.4%
18 6:49 am ↑ (94°) 7:01 pm ↑ (270°) - 12:49 pm (48.0°) 232,834 0.2%
19 7:12 am ↑ (85°) 8:13 pm ↑ (279°) - 1:36 pm (55.0°) 230,541 0.6%
20 7:37 am ↑ (77°) 9:27 pm ↑ (288°) - 2:25 pm (61.8°) 228,945 3.9%
21 8:05 am ↑ (68°) 10:44 pm ↑ (296°) - 3:18 pm (68.0°) 228,105 10.0%
22 8:39 am ↑ (61°) - - 4:15 pm (73.1°) 227,994 18.4%
23 - 12:02 am ↑ (303°) 9:21 am ↑ (55°) 5:15 pm (76.6°) 228,517 28.7%
24 - 1:17 am ↑ (307°) 10:12 am ↑ (52°) 6:18 pm (78.2°) 229,543 40.2%
25 - 2:25 am ↑ (308°) 11:15 am ↑ (52°) 7:20 pm (77.6°) 230,931 52.0%
26 - 3:21 am ↑ (306°) 12:25 pm ↑ (55°) 8:20 pm (75.2°) 232,567 63.6%
27 - 4:06 am ↑ (302°) 1:38 pm ↑ (60°) 9:16 pm (71.2°) 234,371 74.3%
28 - 4:42 am ↑ (296°) 2:51 pm ↑ (67°) 10:07 pm (66.0°) 236,301 83.5%
29 - 5:11 am ↑ (289°) 4:01 pm ↑ (74°) 10:55 pm (60.0°) 238,336 90.8%
30 - 5:36 am ↑ (281°) 5:08 pm ↑ (82°) 11:39 pm (53.7°) 240,459 96.1%
31 - 5:58 am ↑ (273°) 6:14 pm ↑ (91°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Philadelphia. 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 Philadelphia 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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