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Santa Barbara, California, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, March 2026

Moon: 23.4%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 1:52:50 am
Moon Direction: 320° Northwest
Moon Altitude: -18.9°
Moon Distance: 228,188 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 7:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 4:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:44 am

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Santa Barbara, March 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:30 am (291°) 4:20 pm (72°) 11:16 pm (68.8°) 235,096 98.4%
2 - 6:02 am (284°) 5:27 pm (79°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 6:30 am (277°) 6:30 pm (87°) 12:03 am (62.5°) 237,385 100.0%
4 - 6:56 am (269°) 7:31 pm (95°) 12:47 am (56.0°) 239,971 99.1%
5 - 7:21 am (262°) 8:32 pm (102°) 1:30 am (49.6°) 242,687 96.0%
6 - 7:47 am (255°) 9:32 pm (109°) 2:13 am (43.6°) 245,341 90.9%
7 - 8:15 am (248°) 10:32 pm (115°) 2:57 am (38.2°) 247,713 84.3%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 - 9:46 am (243°) - 4:42 am (33.6°) 249,605 76.4%
9 12:32 am (120°) 10:22 am (239°) - 5:29 am (30.0°) 250,834 67.5%
10 1:31 am (123°) 11:04 am (236°) - 6:19 am (27.6°) 251,273 58.1%
11 2:27 am (125°) 11:52 am (235°) - 7:10 am (26.5°) 250,851 48.3%
12 3:19 am (125°) 12:46 pm (235°) - 8:02 am (26.8°) 249,570 38.6%
13 4:05 am (123°) 1:46 pm (238°) - 8:54 am (28.5°) 247,511 29.1%
14 4:45 am (119°) 2:48 pm (242°) - 9:44 am (31.7°) 244,822 20.3%
15 5:21 am (114°) 3:52 pm (248°) - 10:33 am (36.0°) 241,722 12.5%
16 5:52 am (108°) 4:57 pm (255°) - 11:20 am (41.5°) 238,456 6.3%
17 6:21 am (101°) 6:01 pm (263°) - 12:07 pm (47.7°) 235,304 2.0%
18 6:48 am (93°) 7:07 pm (271°) - 12:53 pm (54.5°) 232,517 0.1%
19 7:16 am (85°) 8:15 pm (280°) - 1:40 pm (61.5°) 230,306 0.9%
20 7:46 am (76°) 9:25 pm (288°) - 2:30 pm (68.2°) 228,799 4.5%
21 8:19 am (69°) 10:38 pm (295°) - 3:23 pm (74.3°) 228,053 10.9%
22 8:57 am (62°) 11:51 pm (301°) - 4:20 pm (79.2°) 228,027 19.6%
23 9:44 am (58°) - - 5:21 pm (82.5°) 228,620 30.1%
24 - 1:03 am (304°) 10:39 am (55°) 6:24 pm (83.8°) 229,697 41.6%
25 - 2:09 am (305°) 11:42 am (55°) 7:26 pm (83.1°) 231,124 53.5%
26 - 3:06 am (303°) 12:51 pm (58°) 8:26 pm (80.4°) 232,782 65.0%
27 - 3:52 am (299°) 2:01 pm (63°) 9:21 pm (76.2°) 234,604 75.5%
28 - 4:31 am (294°) 3:09 pm (69°) 10:11 pm (70.9°) 236,546 84.5%
29 - 5:03 am (287°) 4:15 pm (76°) 10:58 pm (64.9°) 238,595 91.6%
30 - 5:32 am (280°) 5:18 pm (84°) 11:42 pm (58.5°) 240,726 96.6%
31 - 5:58 am (272°) 6:19 pm (92°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Santa Barbara. 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 Santa Barbara 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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