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Takoma Park, Maryland, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, March 2026

Moon: 88.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 8:19:10 pm
Moon Direction: 85° East
Moon Altitude: -6.4°
Moon Distance: 240,048 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 7:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 6:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:49 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Takoma Park, March 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:45 am (294°) 4:13 pm (69°) 11:20 pm (64.9°) 234,849 98.0%
2 - 6:14 am (286°) 5:23 pm (77°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 6:39 am (278°) 6:30 pm (86°) 12:07 am (58.6°) 237,096 99.9%
4 - 7:02 am (270°) 7:35 pm (94°) 12:51 am (52.1°) 239,654 99.3%
5 - 7:24 am (262°) 8:39 pm (102°) 1:35 am (45.7°) 242,364 96.5%
6 - 7:47 am (254°) 9:42 pm (110°) 2:17 am (39.6°) 245,037 91.6%
7 - 8:11 am (248°) 10:45 pm (116°) 3:01 am (34.1°) 247,453 85.1%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 - 9:39 am (242°) - 4:46 am (29.5°) 249,412 77.4%
9 12:48 am (121°) 10:12 am (237°) - 5:33 am (25.7°) 250,728 68.6%
10 1:49 am (125°) 10:51 am (234°) - 6:22 am (23.2°) 251,265 59.2%
11 2:47 am (128°) 11:38 am (232°) - 7:13 am (21.9°) 250,946 49.5%
12 3:39 am (128°) 12:32 pm (233°) - 8:05 am (22.1°) 249,765 39.7%
13 4:25 am (126°) 1:32 pm (235°) - 8:57 am (23.7°) 247,792 30.2%
14 5:04 am (122°) 2:37 pm (240°) - 9:47 am (26.6°) 245,166 21.3%
15 5:37 am (117°) 3:43 pm (246°) - 10:37 am (30.9°) 242,104 13.4%
16 6:06 am (110°) 4:51 pm (253°) - 11:24 am (36.2°) 238,842 6.9%
17 6:32 am (102°) 6:00 pm (262°) - 12:10 pm (42.3°) 235,664 2.4%
18 6:56 am (94°) 7:09 pm (270°) - 12:57 pm (49.1°) 232,820 0.2%
19 7:20 am (85°) 8:20 pm (279°) - 1:44 pm (56.0°) 230,534 0.7%
20 7:46 am (77°) 9:33 pm (288°) - 2:33 pm (62.8°) 228,937 4.0%
21 8:15 am (68°) 10:49 pm (296°) - 3:26 pm (69.0°) 228,102 10.0%
22 8:49 am (61°) - - 4:22 pm (74.1°) 227,995 18.4%
23 - 12:06 am (302°) 9:32 am (56°) 5:23 pm (77.6°) 228,522 28.8%
24 - 1:21 am (306°) 10:24 am (53°) 6:25 pm (79.2°) 229,548 40.2%
25 - 2:28 am (308°) 11:26 am (53°) 7:28 pm (78.6°) 230,940 52.1%
26 - 3:25 am (306°) 12:36 pm (55°) 8:28 pm (76.2°) 232,576 63.7%
27 - 4:11 am (302°) 1:49 pm (60°) 9:24 pm (72.1°) 234,381 74.3%
28 - 4:47 am (296°) 3:01 pm (67°) 10:15 pm (66.9°) 236,310 83.5%
29 - 5:17 am (289°) 4:10 pm (75°) 11:02 pm (61.0°) 238,348 90.8%
30 - 5:42 am (281°) 5:17 pm (83°) 11:47 pm (54.6°) 240,470 96.1%
31 - 6:05 am (273°) 6:21 pm (91°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Takoma Park. 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 Takoma Park 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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