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Portsmouth, Virginia, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, March 2026

Moon: 88.0%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 10:55:10 pm
Moon Direction: 110° Southeast
Moon Altitude: 23.5°
Moon Distance: 240,404 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 7:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 6:37 am
Next Moonset: Tomorrow, 8:58 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 - 5:38 am (293°) 4:14 pm (70°) 11:17 pm (67.1°) 234,845 98.0%
2 - 6:08 am (286°) 5:23 pm (78°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 6:35 am (278°) 6:28 pm (86°) 12:04 am (60.8°) 237,091 99.9%
4 - 6:59 am (270°) 7:31 pm (94°) 12:49 am (54.3°) 239,649 99.3%
5 - 7:23 am (262°) 8:33 pm (102°) 1:32 am (47.9°) 242,359 96.5%
6 - 7:47 am (255°) 9:35 pm (109°) 2:14 am (41.8°) 245,032 91.6%
7 - 8:13 am (248°) 10:37 pm (115°) 2:58 am (36.3°) 247,449 85.2%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 - 9:42 am (243°) - 4:43 am (31.6°) 249,409 77.4%
9 12:38 am (120°) 10:17 am (238°) - 5:30 am (27.9°) 250,726 68.6%
10 1:39 am (124°) 10:57 am (235°) - 6:19 am (25.3°) 251,265 59.3%
11 2:36 am (126°) 11:43 am (233°) - 7:10 am (24.1°) 250,948 49.5%
12 3:28 am (126°) 12:37 pm (234°) - 8:02 am (24.2°) 249,768 39.7%
13 4:14 am (125°) 1:37 pm (237°) - 8:54 am (25.8°) 247,797 30.2%
14 4:54 am (121°) 2:40 pm (241°) - 9:44 am (28.8°) 245,172 21.3%
15 5:29 am (116°) 3:45 pm (247°) - 10:34 am (33.0°) 242,110 13.4%
16 5:59 am (109°) 4:52 pm (254°) - 11:21 am (38.3°) 238,848 6.9%
17 6:26 am (102°) 5:58 pm (262°) - 12:08 pm (44.5°) 235,670 2.4%
18 6:52 am (94°) 7:06 pm (270°) - 12:54 pm (51.2°) 232,825 0.2%
19 7:18 am (85°) 8:15 pm (279°) - 1:41 pm (58.2°) 230,537 0.7%
20 7:46 am (77°) 9:27 pm (287°) - 2:30 pm (65.0°) 228,940 4.0%
21 8:16 am (69°) 10:41 pm (295°) - 3:23 pm (71.2°) 228,103 10.0%
22 8:52 am (62°) 11:56 pm (301°) - 4:19 pm (76.3°) 227,995 18.4%
23 9:36 am (57°) - - 5:20 pm (79.8°) 228,520 28.7%
24 - 1:10 am (305°) 10:29 am (54°) 6:22 pm (81.3°) 229,546 40.2%
25 - 2:17 am (306°) 11:32 am (54°) 7:25 pm (80.8°) 230,937 52.1%
26 - 3:14 am (305°) 12:41 pm (56°) 8:25 pm (78.4°) 232,573 63.7%
27 - 4:01 am (301°) 1:52 pm (61°) 9:21 pm (74.3°) 234,377 74.3%
28 - 4:39 am (295°) 3:03 pm (68°) 10:12 pm (69.1°) 236,307 83.5%
29 - 5:10 am (288°) 4:10 pm (75°) 10:59 pm (63.2°) 238,343 90.8%
30 - 5:37 am (281°) 5:15 pm (83°) 11:44 pm (56.8°) 240,466 96.1%
31 - 6:02 am (273°) 6:18 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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