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San Diego, California, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, March 2026

Moon: 8.7%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 21, 2026 at 8:00:47 am
Moon Direction: 68° East
Moon Altitude: -2.1°
Moon Distance: 228,199 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 7:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 4:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:12 am

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for San Diego, March 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:17 am (291°) 4:13 pm (72°) 11:06 pm (70.6°) 235,081 98.3%
2 - 5:49 am (284°) 5:18 pm (79°) 11:53 pm (64.2°) 237,368 100.0%
3 - 6:18 am (277°) 6:20 pm (87°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
4 - 6:45 am (269°) 7:20 pm (95°) 12:37 am (57.7°) 239,952 99.1%
5 - 7:12 am (262°) 8:19 pm (102°) 1:20 am (51.3°) 242,668 96.0%
6 - 7:39 am (255°) 9:18 pm (109°) 2:03 am (45.3°) 245,323 91.0%
7 - 8:08 am (249°) 10:17 pm (115°) 2:46 am (39.9°) 247,698 84.3%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 - 9:40 am (243°) - 4:31 am (35.3°) 249,594 76.4%
9 12:17 am (119°) 10:17 am (239°) - 5:19 am (31.7°) 250,828 67.6%
10 1:15 am (123°) 10:59 am (237°) - 6:08 am (29.3°) 251,273 58.2%
11 2:11 am (124°) 11:47 am (235°) - 6:59 am (28.2°) 250,857 48.4%
12 3:02 am (124°) 12:42 pm (236°) - 7:51 am (28.5°) 249,582 38.6%
13 3:49 am (122°) 1:40 pm (239°) - 8:43 am (30.2°) 247,528 29.2%
14 4:30 am (119°) 2:42 pm (243°) - 9:34 am (33.3°) 244,842 20.3%
15 5:07 am (114°) 3:45 pm (249°) - 10:23 am (37.7°) 241,745 12.6%
16 5:39 am (108°) 4:48 pm (255°) - 11:10 am (43.2°) 238,479 6.3%
17 6:09 am (101°) 5:52 pm (263°) - 11:56 am (49.4°) 235,325 2.0%
18 6:38 am (93°) 6:57 pm (271°) - 12:43 pm (56.2°) 232,534 0.1%
19 7:07 am (85°) 8:03 pm (280°) - 1:30 pm (63.1°) 230,319 0.9%
20 7:37 am (77°) 9:12 pm (287°) - 2:19 pm (69.9°) 228,807 4.5%
21 8:12 am (69°) 10:23 pm (294°) - 3:12 pm (76.0°) 228,056 10.8%
22 8:51 am (63°) 11:36 pm (300°) - 4:09 pm (80.9°) 228,025 19.5%
23 9:38 am (58°) - - 5:10 pm (84.2°) 228,614 30.0%
24 - 12:47 am (303°) 10:34 am (56°) 6:13 pm (85.6°) 229,688 41.5%
25 - 1:53 am (304°) 11:37 am (56°) 7:16 pm (84.8°) 231,113 53.4%
26 - 2:50 am (303°) 12:46 pm (59°) 8:15 pm (82.2°) 232,770 64.9%
27 - 3:37 am (299°) 1:55 pm (63°) 9:10 pm (77.9°) 234,590 75.4%
28 - 4:17 am (293°) 3:02 pm (70°) 10:01 pm (72.6°) 236,532 84.4%
29 - 4:51 am (287°) 4:06 pm (77°) 10:48 pm (66.6°) 238,581 91.5%
30 - 5:20 am (280°) 5:08 pm (84°) 11:32 pm (60.3°) 240,711 96.5%
31 - 5:47 am (272°) 6:08 pm (92°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for San Diego. 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 San Diego 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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