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

Moon: 93.1%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 2:49:01 am
Moon Direction: 197° South
Moon Altitude: 53.3°
Moon Distance: 237,650 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 7:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 6:37 am
Next Moonset: Today, 8:31 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°) 234,839 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°) 242,350 96.5%
6 - 7:38 am (254°) 9:36 pm (110°) 2:10 am (38.7°) 245,024 91.7%
7 - 8:02 am (247°) 10:40 pm (116°) 2:53 am (33.2°) 247,442 85.2%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 - 9:29 am (241°) - 4:38 am (28.5°) 249,404 77.4%
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°) 247,804 30.2%
14 5:00 am (123°) 2:26 pm (239°) - 9:40 am (25.6°) 245,181 21.3%
15 5:32 am (117°) 3:33 pm (246°) - 10:29 am (29.9°) 242,120 13.4%
16 6:00 am (110°) 4:42 pm (253°) - 11:16 am (35.2°) 238,858 6.9%
17 6:25 am (103°) 5:51 pm (261°) - 12:03 pm (41.3°) 235,680 2.4%
18 6:49 am (94°) 7:01 pm (270°) - 12:49 pm (48.0°) 232,833 0.2%
19 7:12 am (85°) 8:13 pm (279°) - 1:36 pm (55.0°) 230,544 0.6%
20 7:37 am (77°) 9:27 pm (288°) - 2:25 pm (61.8°) 228,943 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°) 228,518 28.7%
24 - 1:17 am (307°) 10:12 am (52°) 6:18 pm (78.2°) 229,542 40.2%
25 - 2:25 am (308°) 11:15 am (52°) 7:20 pm (77.6°) 230,932 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°) 236,300 83.5%
29 - 5:11 am (289°) 4:01 pm (74°) 10:54 pm (60.0°) 238,337 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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