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Wilmington, North Carolina, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, March 2026

Moon: 24.2%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 6:44:27 am
Moon Direction: 26° Northeast
Moon Altitude: -26.3°
Moon Distance: 228,230 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 10:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 7:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:51 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Mar Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:39 am (292°) 4:26 pm (71°) 11:24 pm (69.7°) 234,855 98.0%
2 - 6:11 am (285°) 5:32 pm (78°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 6:39 am (278°) 6:36 pm (86°) 12:11 am (63.4°) 237,102 99.9%
4 - 7:06 am (270°) 7:37 pm (94°) 12:55 am (56.9°) 239,661 99.3%
5 - 7:31 am (262°) 8:38 pm (101°) 1:38 am (50.5°) 242,371 96.5%
6 - 7:57 am (255°) 9:38 pm (108°) 2:21 am (44.4°) 245,044 91.6%
7 - 8:25 am (249°) 10:38 pm (114°) 3:05 am (38.9°) 247,459 85.1%
Note: hours shift because clocks change forward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
8 - 9:56 am (243°) - 4:50 am (34.2°) 249,417 77.3%
9 12:38 am (119°) 10:31 am (239°) - 5:37 am (30.5°) 250,730 68.6%
10 1:37 am (123°) 11:12 am (236°) - 6:26 am (27.9°) 251,265 59.2%
11 2:33 am (125°) 12:00 pm (235°) - 7:17 am (26.7°) 250,944 49.5%
12 3:25 am (125°) 12:53 pm (235°) - 8:09 am (26.8°) 249,760 39.7%
13 4:12 am (123°) 1:52 pm (238°) - 9:01 am (28.4°) 247,786 30.2%
14 4:53 am (120°) 2:54 pm (242°) - 9:51 am (31.4°) 245,159 21.2%
15 5:29 am (115°) 3:58 pm (248°) - 10:40 am (35.7°) 242,095 13.3%
16 6:01 am (109°) 5:02 pm (254°) - 11:28 am (41.0°) 238,834 6.9%
17 6:30 am (102°) 6:07 pm (262°) - 12:14 pm (47.1°) 235,656 2.4%
18 6:58 am (94°) 7:13 pm (270°) - 1:01 pm (53.9°) 232,813 0.2%
19 7:26 am (86°) 8:20 pm (279°) - 1:48 pm (60.8°) 230,528 0.7%
20 7:55 am (77°) 9:29 pm (287°) - 2:37 pm (67.6°) 228,933 4.0%
21 8:28 am (70°) 10:42 pm (294°) - 3:30 pm (73.8°) 228,101 10.0%
22 9:06 am (63°) 11:55 pm (300°) - 4:26 pm (78.9°) 227,996 18.5%
23 9:51 am (58°) - - 5:27 pm (82.4°) 228,524 28.8%
24 - 1:08 am (304°) 10:46 am (55°) 6:29 pm (84.0°) 229,552 40.3%
25 - 2:14 am (305°) 11:48 am (55°) 7:32 pm (83.4°) 230,944 52.1%
26 - 3:12 am (303°) 12:56 pm (58°) 8:32 pm (81.0°) 232,581 63.7%
27 - 4:00 am (300°) 2:06 pm (62°) 9:28 pm (76.9°) 234,386 74.3%
28 - 4:39 am (294°) 3:15 pm (68°) 10:19 pm (71.7°) 236,316 83.5%
29 - 5:13 am (288°) 4:21 pm (75°) 11:06 pm (65.8°) 238,353 90.9%
30 - 5:41 am (281°) 5:24 pm (83°) 11:50 pm (59.4°) 240,476 96.1%
31 - 6:08 am (273°) 6:25 pm (91°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Wilmington. 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 Wilmington 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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