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

Moon: 45.0%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 25, 2026 at 1:36:22 am
Moon Direction: 299° Northwest
Moon Altitude: 8.1°
Moon Distance: 230,075 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 7:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 4:51 am
Next Moonset: Today, 2:32 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:46 am (293°) 4:21 pm (71°) 11:24 pm (64.5°) 235,107 98.4%
2 - 6:15 am (285°) 5:30 pm (79°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 6:40 am (277°) 6:36 pm (87°) 12:11 am (58.2°) 237,398 100.0%
4 - 7:03 am (269°) 7:41 pm (95°) 12:55 am (51.7°) 239,985 99.1%
5 - 7:25 am (261°) 8:44 pm (103°) 1:38 am (45.3°) 242,700 96.0%
6 - 7:48 am (254°) 9:47 pm (110°) 2:21 am (39.3°) 245,354 90.9%
7 - 8:14 am (247°) 10:50 pm (117°) 3:04 am (33.9°) 247,724 84.2%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 - 9:42 am (241°) - 4:49 am (29.3°) 249,613 76.3%
9 12:52 am (122°) 10:16 am (237°) - 5:37 am (25.8°) 250,839 67.5%
10 1:53 am (125°) 10:56 am (234°) - 6:26 am (23.3°) 251,273 58.1%
11 2:50 am (127°) 11:44 am (232°) - 7:17 am (22.3°) 250,846 48.3%
12 3:42 am (127°) 12:38 pm (233°) - 8:09 am (22.6°) 249,561 38.5%
13 4:27 am (125°) 1:39 pm (236°) - 9:01 am (24.3°) 247,499 29.0%
14 5:05 am (121°) 2:44 pm (241°) - 9:52 am (27.5°) 244,807 20.2%
15 5:38 am (116°) 3:51 pm (247°) - 10:40 am (31.9°) 241,706 12.5%
16 6:06 am (109°) 4:58 pm (254°) - 11:28 am (37.3°) 238,440 6.2%
17 6:32 am (101°) 6:06 pm (263°) - 12:14 pm (43.5°) 235,289 2.0%
18 6:57 am (93°) 7:15 pm (271°) - 1:00 pm (50.3°) 232,504 0.1%
19 7:21 am (84°) 8:26 pm (280°) - 1:48 pm (57.3°) 230,297 0.9%
20 7:48 am (76°) 9:40 pm (289°) - 2:37 pm (64.0°) 228,793 4.6%
21 8:18 am (68°) 10:56 pm (297°) - 3:30 pm (70.1°) 228,051 10.9%
22 8:53 am (61°) - - 4:27 pm (75.0°) 228,028 19.6%
23 - 12:12 am (303°) 9:37 am (56°) 5:28 pm (78.3°) 228,624 30.1%
24 - 1:26 am (306°) 10:31 am (53°) 6:31 pm (79.6°) 229,703 41.7%
25 - 2:32 am (307°) 11:34 am (53°) 7:34 pm (78.8°) 231,131 53.6%
26 - 3:28 am (305°) 12:44 pm (56°) 8:33 pm (76.1°) 232,791 65.1%
27 - 4:12 am (301°) 1:57 pm (61°) 9:28 pm (71.9°) 234,613 75.5%
28 - 4:48 am (295°) 3:08 pm (68°) 10:19 pm (66.6°) 236,556 84.5%
29 - 5:17 am (288°) 4:17 pm (76°) 11:06 pm (60.6°) 238,606 91.6%
30 - 5:43 am (280°) 5:23 pm (84°) 11:50 pm (54.3°) 240,737 96.6%
31 - 6:06 am (272°) 6:27 pm (92°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Sacramento. 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 Sacramento 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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