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

Moon: 16.8%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Nov 13, 2026 at 7:38:00 am
Moon Direction: ↑ 98° East
Moon Altitude: -35.7°
Moon Distance: 252,041 mi
Next Full Moon: Nov 24, 2026, 6:53 am
Next New Moon: Dec 8, 2026, 4:51 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 10:58 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°) 235,105 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°) 237,399 100.0%
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°) 242,702 96.0%
6 - 7:48 am ↑ (254°) 9:47 pm ↑ (110°) 2:21 am (39.3°) 245,353 90.9%
7 - 8:14 am ↑ (247°) 10:50 pm ↑ (117°) 3:04 am (33.9°) 247,725 84.2%
8 - 9:42 am ↑ (241°) - 4:49 am (29.3°) 249,612 76.3%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
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°) 249,562 38.5%
13 4:27 am ↑ (125°) 1:39 pm ↑ (236°) - 9:01 am (24.3°) 247,498 29.0%
14 5:05 am ↑ (121°) 2:44 pm ↑ (241°) - 9:52 am (27.5°) 244,808 20.2%
15 5:38 am ↑ (116°) 3:51 pm ↑ (247°) - 10:40 am (31.9°) 241,704 12.5%
16 6:06 am ↑ (109°) 4:58 pm ↑ (254°) - 11:28 am (37.3°) 238,441 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°) 232,505 0.1%
19 7:21 am ↑ (84°) 8:26 pm ↑ (280°) - 1:48 pm (57.3°) 230,295 0.9%
20 7:48 am ↑ (76°) 9:40 pm ↑ (289°) - 2:37 pm (64.0°) 228,794 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°) 229,704 41.7%
25 - 2:32 am ↑ (307°) 11:34 am ↑ (53°) 7:34 pm (78.8°) 231,130 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°) 236,557 84.5%
29 - 5:17 am ↑ (288°) 4:17 pm ↑ (76°) 11:06 pm (60.6°) 238,605 91.6%
30 - 5:43 am ↑ (280°) 5:23 pm ↑ (84°) 11:50 pm (54.3°) 240,738 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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