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Rockford, Illinois, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, March 2026

Moon: 8.8%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 21, 2026 at 10:03:32 am
Moon Direction: 86° East
Moon Altitude: 21.4°
Moon Distance: 228,198 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 9:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 6:51 am
Next Moonset: Today, 10:50 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:43 am (295°) 3:57 pm (69°) 11:10 pm (61.3°) 234,919 98.1%
2 - 6:09 am (287°) 5:10 pm (77°) 11:57 pm (55.0°) 237,177 99.9%
3 - 6:31 am (278°) 6:19 pm (86°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
4 - 6:51 am (270°) 7:27 pm (95°) 12:41 am (48.5°) 239,744 99.3%
5 - 7:10 am (261°) 8:33 pm (103°) 1:24 am (42.1°) 242,456 96.3%
6 - 7:31 am (253°) 9:39 pm (111°) 2:07 am (36.1°) 245,124 91.4%
7 - 7:53 am (246°) 10:45 pm (118°) 2:51 am (30.7°) 247,527 84.9%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 - 9:19 am (240°) - 4:36 am (26.0°) 249,468 77.1%
9 12:50 am (123°) 9:50 am (235°) - 5:23 am (22.3°) 250,759 68.3%
10 1:53 am (128°) 10:27 am (231°) - 6:12 am (19.8°) 251,268 58.9%
11 2:52 am (130°) 11:13 am (230°) - 7:03 am (18.6°) 250,920 49.2%
12 3:44 am (130°) 12:08 pm (231°) - 7:55 am (18.8°) 249,711 39.4%
13 4:28 am (128°) 1:10 pm (233°) - 8:47 am (20.4°) 247,713 29.9%
14 5:05 am (124°) 2:16 pm (238°) - 9:37 am (23.4°) 245,069 21.0%
15 5:36 am (118°) 3:26 pm (245°) - 10:27 am (27.7°) 241,996 13.1%
16 6:02 am (111°) 4:36 pm (253°) - 11:14 am (33.1°) 238,732 6.7%
17 6:25 am (103°) 5:48 pm (261°) - 12:00 pm (39.2°) 235,562 2.2%
18 6:46 am (94°) 7:00 pm (271°) - 12:47 pm (46.0°) 232,733 0.1%
19 7:08 am (85°) 8:14 pm (280°) - 1:34 pm (52.9°) 230,468 0.7%
20 7:31 am (76°) 9:30 pm (289°) - 2:23 pm (59.7°) 228,897 4.1%
21 7:57 am (67°) 10:50 pm (298°) - 3:16 pm (65.8°) 228,087 10.2%
22 8:29 am (60°) - - 4:13 pm (70.9°) 228,003 18.8%
23 - 12:09 am (304°) 9:09 am (54°) 5:13 pm (74.3°) 228,549 29.1%
24 - 1:26 am (309°) 10:00 am (51°) 6:16 pm (75.8°) 229,590 40.6%
25 - 2:33 am (310°) 11:03 am (51°) 7:18 pm (75.2°) 230,992 52.5%
26 - 3:28 am (308°) 12:14 pm (53°) 8:18 pm (72.7°) 232,634 64.1%
27 - 4:12 am (303°) 1:29 pm (59°) 9:14 pm (68.6°) 234,444 74.7%
28 - 4:45 am (297°) 2:44 pm (66°) 10:05 pm (63.4°) 236,377 83.8%
29 - 5:12 am (290°) 3:56 pm (74°) 10:52 pm (57.4°) 238,418 91.1%
30 - 5:35 am (281°) 5:05 pm (83°) 11:36 pm (51.1°) 240,542 96.2%
31 - 5:55 am (273°) 6:12 pm (91°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Rockford. 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 Rockford 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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