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

Moon: 23.4%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 4:46:55 am
Moon Direction: 0° North
Moon Altitude: -25.3°
Moon Distance: 228,186 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 10:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 7:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:22 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:44 am (294°) 4:06 pm (69°) 11:15 pm (63.5°) 234,843 98.0%
2 - 6:12 am (286°) 5:17 pm (77°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 6:36 am (278°) 6:25 pm (86°) 12:02 am (57.2°) 237,089 99.9%
4 - 6:57 am (270°) 7:31 pm (94°) 12:47 am (50.7°) 239,646 99.3%
5 - 7:19 am (262°) 8:36 pm (102°) 1:30 am (44.3°) 242,356 96.5%
6 - 7:40 am (254°) 9:40 pm (110°) 2:13 am (38.3°) 245,030 91.7%
7 - 8:04 am (247°) 10:44 pm (117°) 2:56 am (32.8°) 247,446 85.2%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 - 9:31 am (241°) - 4:41 am (28.1°) 249,407 77.4%
9 12:48 am (122°) 10:03 am (236°) - 5:28 am (24.4°) 250,725 68.7%
10 1:50 am (126°) 10:42 am (233°) - 6:17 am (21.8°) 251,265 59.3%
11 2:48 am (128°) 11:28 am (231°) - 7:08 am (20.6°) 250,949 49.5%
12 3:41 am (129°) 12:22 pm (232°) - 8:00 am (20.7°) 249,769 39.7%
13 4:26 am (127°) 1:22 pm (235°) - 8:52 am (22.3°) 247,799 30.2%
14 5:04 am (123°) 2:28 pm (239°) - 9:43 am (25.3°) 245,175 21.3%
15 5:36 am (117°) 3:36 pm (245°) - 10:32 am (29.5°) 242,113 13.4%
16 6:04 am (110°) 4:44 pm (253°) - 11:20 am (34.8°) 238,852 6.9%
17 6:29 am (103°) 5:54 pm (261°) - 12:06 pm (40.9°) 235,673 2.4%
18 6:52 am (94°) 7:04 pm (270°) - 12:52 pm (47.7°) 232,828 0.2%
19 7:15 am (85°) 8:17 pm (280°) - 1:39 pm (54.6°) 230,539 0.6%
20 7:40 am (76°) 9:31 pm (288°) - 2:29 pm (61.4°) 228,940 3.9%
21 8:08 am (68°) 10:48 pm (296°) - 3:21 pm (67.6°) 228,104 10.0%
22 8:41 am (61°) - - 4:18 pm (72.7°) 227,995 18.4%
23 - 12:07 am (303°) 9:22 am (55°) 5:18 pm (76.2°) 228,519 28.7%
24 - 1:22 am (307°) 10:14 am (52°) 6:21 pm (77.8°) 229,545 40.2%
25 - 2:30 am (308°) 11:16 am (52°) 7:24 pm (77.3°) 230,935 52.1%
26 - 3:26 am (307°) 12:26 pm (55°) 8:24 pm (74.8°) 232,571 63.7%
27 - 4:11 am (303°) 1:40 pm (60°) 9:19 pm (70.8°) 234,375 74.3%
28 - 4:46 am (296°) 2:53 pm (66°) 10:10 pm (65.5°) 236,304 83.5%
29 - 5:15 am (289°) 4:04 pm (74°) 10:58 pm (59.6°) 238,341 90.8%
30 - 5:39 am (281°) 5:11 pm (82°) 11:42 pm (53.3°) 240,464 96.1%
31 - 6:01 am (273°) 6:17 pm (91°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Reading. 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 Reading 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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