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Time, Illinois, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, March 2026

Moon: 24.0%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 5:19:24 am
Moon Direction: 7° North
Moon Altitude: -25.5°
Moon Distance: 228,220 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 9:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 6:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:26 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:43 am (294°) 4:09 pm (70°) 11:17 pm (64.0°) 234,928 98.1%
2 - 6:11 am (286°) 5:20 pm (78°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 6:35 am (278°) 6:27 pm (86°) 12:04 am (57.8°) 237,188 99.9%
4 - 6:57 am (270°) 7:33 pm (95°) 12:48 am (51.3°) 239,756 99.3%
5 - 7:19 am (262°) 8:37 pm (103°) 1:31 am (44.9°) 242,468 96.3%
6 - 7:42 am (254°) 9:40 pm (110°) 2:14 am (38.8°) 245,135 91.4%
7 - 8:06 am (247°) 10:44 pm (117°) 2:57 am (33.4°) 247,537 84.9%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 - 9:34 am (241°) - 4:42 am (28.7°) 249,475 77.1%
9 12:47 am (122°) 10:06 am (236°) - 5:29 am (25.0°) 250,763 68.3%
10 1:49 am (126°) 10:46 am (233°) - 6:19 am (22.5°) 251,269 58.9%
11 2:47 am (128°) 11:32 am (232°) - 7:10 am (21.3°) 250,917 49.1%
12 3:39 am (128°) 12:26 pm (232°) - 8:02 am (21.5°) 249,703 39.3%
13 4:24 am (126°) 1:27 pm (235°) - 8:54 am (23.2°) 247,703 29.8%
14 5:02 am (122°) 2:32 pm (240°) - 9:44 am (26.2°) 245,056 20.9%
15 5:35 am (117°) 3:39 pm (246°) - 10:33 am (30.5°) 241,981 13.1%
16 6:03 am (110°) 4:48 pm (253°) - 11:21 am (35.8°) 238,717 6.7%
17 6:28 am (102°) 5:57 pm (262°) - 12:07 pm (42.0°) 235,548 2.2%
18 6:52 am (94°) 7:06 pm (271°) - 12:53 pm (48.7°) 232,722 0.1%
19 7:16 am (85°) 8:18 pm (280°) - 1:41 pm (55.7°) 230,459 0.7%
20 7:41 am (76°) 9:32 pm (289°) - 2:30 pm (62.5°) 228,892 4.1%
21 8:10 am (68°) 10:49 pm (296°) - 3:23 pm (68.6°) 228,085 10.3%
22 8:44 am (61°) - - 4:19 pm (73.7°) 228,005 18.8%
23 - 12:06 am (303°) 9:26 am (55°) 5:20 pm (77.1°) 228,552 29.2%
24 - 1:21 am (307°) 10:19 am (53°) 6:23 pm (78.6°) 229,596 40.7%
25 - 2:28 am (308°) 11:21 am (52°) 7:25 pm (78.0°) 230,999 52.6%
26 - 3:24 am (306°) 12:32 pm (55°) 8:25 pm (75.4°) 232,642 64.1%
27 - 4:09 am (302°) 1:45 pm (60°) 9:21 pm (71.3°) 234,452 74.7%
28 - 4:45 am (296°) 2:57 pm (67°) 10:12 pm (66.1°) 236,386 83.8%
29 - 5:14 am (289°) 4:07 pm (75°) 10:59 pm (60.1°) 238,427 91.1%
30 - 5:39 am (281°) 5:14 pm (83°) 11:43 pm (53.8°) 240,552 96.3%
31 - 6:01 am (273°) 6:19 pm (91°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Time. 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 Time 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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