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Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, March 2026

Moon: 88.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 9:25:30 pm
Moon Direction: 100° East
Moon Altitude: 10.1°
Moon Distance: 240,199 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 7:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 6:37 am
Next Moonset: Tomorrow, 8:33 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:30 am (295°) 3:38 pm (68°) 10:54 pm (60.8°) 234,814 97.9%
2 - 5:55 am (287°) 4:52 pm (76°) 11:41 pm (54.6°) 237,054 99.9%
3 - 6:17 am (279°) 6:02 pm (85°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
4 - 6:36 am (270°) 7:11 pm (94°) 12:26 am (48.1°) 239,608 99.4%
5 - 6:55 am (262°) 8:18 pm (103°) 1:09 am (41.6°) 242,317 96.5%
6 - 7:15 am (254°) 9:24 pm (111°) 1:52 am (35.6°) 244,992 91.7%
7 - 7:37 am (246°) 10:31 pm (118°) 2:35 am (30.1°) 247,414 85.3%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 - 9:02 am (240°) - 4:20 am (25.4°) 249,383 77.5%
9 12:36 am (124°) 9:32 am (235°) - 5:07 am (21.7°) 250,711 68.8%
10 1:40 am (128°) 10:08 am (231°) - 5:56 am (19.1°) 251,263 59.4%
11 2:39 am (130°) 10:54 am (229°) - 6:47 am (17.8°) 250,959 49.7%
12 3:32 am (131°) 11:48 am (230°) - 7:39 am (17.9°) 249,792 39.9%
13 4:16 am (128°) 12:50 pm (233°) - 8:31 am (19.5°) 247,832 30.3%
14 4:53 am (124°) 1:57 pm (238°) - 9:22 am (22.4°) 245,216 21.4%
15 5:23 am (119°) 3:07 pm (244°) - 10:11 am (26.7°) 242,159 13.5%
16 5:49 am (111°) 4:18 pm (252°) - 10:58 am (31.9°) 238,899 7.0%
17 6:11 am (103°) 5:30 pm (261°) - 11:45 am (38.1°) 235,717 2.4%
18 6:32 am (94°) 6:43 pm (270°) - 12:31 pm (44.8°) 232,865 0.2%
19 6:53 am (85°) 7:57 pm (280°) - 1:18 pm (51.7°) 230,568 0.6%
20 7:15 am (76°) 9:15 pm (289°) - 2:07 pm (58.5°) 228,958 3.9%
21 7:40 am (67°) 10:35 pm (298°) - 3:00 pm (64.7°) 228,110 9.9%
22 8:11 am (60°) 11:55 pm (305°) - 3:56 pm (69.8°) 227,992 18.3%
23 8:50 am (54°) - - 4:57 pm (73.4°) 228,508 28.6%
24 - 1:12 am (309°) 9:40 am (50°) 5:59 pm (75.0°) 229,527 40.0%
25 - 2:21 am (310°) 10:42 am (50°) 7:02 pm (74.5°) 230,913 51.9%
26 - 3:16 am (309°) 11:53 am (53°) 8:02 pm (72.1°) 232,546 63.5%
27 - 3:59 am (304°) 1:09 pm (58°) 8:58 pm (68.0°) 234,348 74.1%
28 - 4:33 am (298°) 2:24 pm (65°) 9:49 pm (62.8°) 236,276 83.4%
29 - 4:59 am (290°) 3:37 pm (73°) 10:36 pm (56.9°) 238,311 90.7%
30 - 5:21 am (282°) 4:48 pm (82°) 11:21 pm (50.6°) 240,433 96.0%
31 - 5:41 am (274°) 5:56 pm (91°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Portsmouth. 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 Portsmouth 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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