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Raleigh, North Carolina, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, March 2026

Moon: 23.4%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 4:58:03 am
Moon Direction: 0° North
Moon Altitude: -29.8°
Moon Distance: 228,190 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 10:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 7:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:49 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:45 am (293°) 4:26 pm (70°) 11:27 pm (68.1°) 234,859 98.0%
2 - 6:16 am (285°) 5:34 pm (78°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 6:43 am (278°) 6:38 pm (86°) 12:14 am (61.8°) 237,107 99.9%
4 - 7:08 am (270°) 7:41 pm (94°) 12:58 am (55.3°) 239,666 99.3%
5 - 7:33 am (262°) 8:42 pm (102°) 1:41 am (48.9°) 242,377 96.5%
6 - 7:58 am (255°) 9:43 pm (109°) 2:24 am (42.8°) 245,049 91.6%
7 - 8:25 am (249°) 10:44 pm (115°) 3:07 am (37.3°) 247,463 85.1%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 - 9:55 am (243°) - 4:52 am (32.7°) 249,420 77.3%
9 12:45 am (120°) 10:29 am (238°) - 5:39 am (28.9°) 250,732 68.6%
10 1:45 am (124°) 11:10 am (235°) - 6:29 am (26.4°) 251,266 59.2%
11 2:42 am (126°) 11:57 am (234°) - 7:20 am (25.1°) 250,943 49.5%
12 3:34 am (126°) 12:51 pm (235°) - 8:12 am (25.3°) 249,757 39.7%
13 4:20 am (124°) 1:50 pm (237°) - 9:03 am (26.9°) 247,781 30.1%
14 5:01 am (121°) 2:53 pm (241°) - 9:54 am (29.9°) 245,153 21.2%
15 5:36 am (115°) 3:58 pm (247°) - 10:43 am (34.1°) 242,089 13.3%
16 6:07 am (109°) 5:03 pm (254°) - 11:31 am (39.4°) 238,827 6.9%
17 6:35 am (102°) 6:09 pm (262°) - 12:17 pm (45.6°) 235,650 2.3%
18 7:01 am (94°) 7:16 pm (270°) - 1:03 pm (52.3°) 232,808 0.2%
19 7:28 am (85°) 8:24 pm (279°) - 1:51 pm (59.3°) 230,525 0.7%
20 7:56 am (77°) 9:35 pm (287°) - 2:40 pm (66.1°) 228,931 4.0%
21 8:28 am (69°) 10:48 pm (295°) - 3:32 pm (72.3°) 228,100 10.0%
22 9:05 am (63°) - - 4:29 pm (77.4°) 227,996 18.5%
23 - 12:03 am (301°) 9:49 am (58°) 5:29 pm (80.9°) 228,525 28.8%
24 - 1:16 am (305°) 10:43 am (55°) 6:32 pm (82.4°) 229,554 40.3%
25 - 2:23 am (306°) 11:46 am (55°) 7:35 pm (81.9°) 230,947 52.2%
26 - 3:20 am (304°) 12:54 pm (57°) 8:35 pm (79.4°) 232,584 63.7%
27 - 4:07 am (300°) 2:05 pm (62°) 9:30 pm (75.3°) 234,389 74.4%
28 - 4:46 am (295°) 3:15 pm (68°) 10:22 pm (70.1°) 236,319 83.5%
29 - 5:18 am (288°) 4:22 pm (75°) 11:09 pm (64.2°) 238,357 90.9%
30 - 5:46 am (281°) 5:26 pm (83°) 11:53 pm (57.9°) 240,480 96.1%
31 - 6:11 am (273°) 6:28 pm (91°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Raleigh. 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 Raleigh 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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