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

Moon: 8.8%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 21, 2026 at 8:20:00 am
Moon Direction: 70° East
Moon Altitude: 1.3°
Moon Distance: 228,191 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 7:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 4:51 am
Next Moonset: Today, 10:23 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:17 am (291°) 4:12 pm (72°) 11:05 pm (70.3°) 235,081 98.3%
2 - 5:49 am (284°) 5:17 pm (79°) 11:52 pm (64.0°) 237,367 100.0%
3 - 6:18 am (277°) 6:19 pm (87°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
4 - 6:45 am (269°) 7:20 pm (95°) 12:36 am (57.5°) 239,952 99.1%
5 - 7:11 am (262°) 8:19 pm (102°) 1:19 am (51.1°) 242,667 96.0%
6 - 7:38 am (255°) 9:18 pm (109°) 2:02 am (45.1°) 245,323 91.0%
7 - 8:07 am (249°) 10:18 pm (115°) 2:46 am (39.7°) 247,697 84.3%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 - 9:39 am (243°) - 4:31 am (35.1°) 249,593 76.4%
9 12:17 am (119°) 10:16 am (239°) - 5:18 am (31.4°) 250,828 67.6%
10 1:15 am (123°) 10:58 am (236°) - 6:08 am (29.0°) 251,273 58.2%
11 2:11 am (124°) 11:46 am (235°) - 6:59 am (27.9°) 250,857 48.4%
12 3:03 am (124°) 12:40 pm (236°) - 7:51 am (28.2°) 249,582 38.6%
13 3:49 am (123°) 1:39 pm (239°) - 8:43 am (30.0°) 247,529 29.2%
14 4:30 am (119°) 2:41 pm (243°) - 9:33 am (33.1°) 244,843 20.3%
15 5:07 am (114°) 3:44 pm (249°) - 10:22 am (37.5°) 241,746 12.6%
16 5:39 am (108°) 4:47 pm (255°) - 11:09 am (42.9°) 238,480 6.3%
17 6:09 am (101°) 5:51 pm (263°) - 11:56 am (49.1°) 235,327 2.0%
18 6:37 am (93°) 6:56 pm (271°) - 12:42 pm (55.9°) 232,535 0.1%
19 7:06 am (85°) 8:03 pm (280°) - 1:29 pm (62.9°) 230,320 0.9%
20 7:36 am (77°) 9:12 pm (287°) - 2:19 pm (69.7°) 228,807 4.5%
21 8:11 am (69°) 10:23 pm (295°) - 3:12 pm (75.7°) 228,056 10.8%
22 8:50 am (63°) 11:36 pm (300°) - 4:09 pm (80.7°) 228,025 19.5%
23 9:37 am (58°) - - 5:10 pm (84.0°) 228,614 30.0%
24 - 12:47 am (303°) 10:33 am (56°) 6:13 pm (85.3°) 229,687 41.5%
25 - 1:53 am (304°) 11:36 am (56°) 7:15 pm (84.6°) 231,112 53.4%
26 - 2:50 am (303°) 12:44 pm (59°) 8:15 pm (81.9°) 232,769 64.9%
27 - 3:37 am (299°) 1:53 pm (63°) 9:10 pm (77.7°) 234,590 75.4%
28 - 4:17 am (293°) 3:01 pm (69°) 10:00 pm (72.4°) 236,532 84.4%
29 - 4:50 am (287°) 4:06 pm (77°) 10:47 pm (66.4°) 238,580 91.5%
30 - 5:20 am (280°) 5:08 pm (84°) 11:32 pm (60.0°) 240,710 96.5%
31 - 5:47 am (272°) 6:08 pm (92°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Poway. 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 Poway 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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