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Ruidoso, New Mexico, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, March 2026

Moon: 45.1%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 25, 2026 at 2:39:33 am
Moon Direction: 309° Northwest
Moon Altitude: -6.0°
Moon Distance: 230,078 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 8:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 5:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 11:47 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:31 am (291°) 4:23 pm (72°) 11:18 pm (70.1°) 235,014 98.2%
2 - 6:03 am (284°) 5:29 pm (79°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 6:32 am (277°) 6:32 pm (87°) 12:05 am (63.8°) 237,290 100.0%
4 - 6:59 am (269°) 7:32 pm (94°) 12:50 am (57.3°) 239,867 99.2%
5 - 7:24 am (262°) 8:32 pm (102°) 1:33 am (50.9°) 242,581 96.2%
6 - 7:51 am (255°) 9:31 pm (109°) 2:15 am (44.8°) 245,242 91.2%
7 - 8:20 am (249°) 10:31 pm (115°) 2:59 am (39.4°) 247,628 84.6%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 - 9:51 am (243°) - 4:44 am (34.8°) 249,543 76.7%
9 12:31 am (119°) 10:28 am (239°) - 5:31 am (31.1°) 250,800 67.9%
10 1:29 am (123°) 11:10 am (236°) - 6:21 am (28.7°) 251,272 58.5%
11 2:25 am (125°) 11:58 am (235°) - 7:12 am (27.5°) 250,883 48.7%
12 3:17 am (125°) 12:52 pm (236°) - 8:04 am (27.8°) 249,635 38.9%
13 4:04 am (123°) 1:50 pm (238°) - 8:55 am (29.5°) 247,604 29.4%
14 4:45 am (119°) 2:52 pm (243°) - 9:46 am (32.6°) 244,936 20.6%
15 5:21 am (114°) 3:56 pm (248°) - 10:35 am (36.9°) 241,848 12.8%
16 5:53 am (108°) 4:59 pm (255°) - 11:22 am (42.3°) 238,582 6.5%
17 6:23 am (101°) 6:03 pm (263°) - 12:09 pm (48.5°) 235,422 2.1%
18 6:51 am (93°) 7:09 pm (271°) - 12:55 pm (55.3°) 232,616 0.1%
19 7:19 am (85°) 8:15 pm (279°) - 1:42 pm (62.3°) 230,380 0.8%
20 7:49 am (77°) 9:24 pm (287°) - 2:32 pm (69.0°) 228,843 4.3%
21 8:23 am (69°) 10:36 pm (294°) - 3:25 pm (75.2°) 228,068 10.6%
22 9:02 am (63°) 11:49 pm (300°) - 4:21 pm (80.1°) 228,016 19.2%
23 9:49 am (58°) - - 5:22 pm (83.5°) 228,587 29.6%
24 - 1:01 am (304°) 10:44 am (56°) 6:25 pm (84.9°) 229,647 41.2%
25 - 2:07 am (305°) 11:47 am (56°) 7:28 pm (84.2°) 231,063 53.0%
26 - 3:04 am (303°) 12:55 pm (58°) 8:27 pm (81.6°) 232,714 64.6%
27 - 3:52 am (299°) 2:05 pm (63°) 9:23 pm (77.5°) 234,530 75.1%
28 - 4:31 am (294°) 3:13 pm (69°) 10:13 pm (72.2°) 236,469 84.2%
29 - 5:04 am (287°) 4:18 pm (76°) 11:00 pm (66.2°) 238,514 91.3%
30 - 5:34 am (280°) 5:20 pm (84°) 11:45 pm (59.8°) 240,642 96.4%
31 - 6:00 am (272°) 6:20 pm (91°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Ruidoso. 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 Ruidoso 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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