| Current Time: | Mar 12, 2026 at 1:09:20 pm |
|---|---|
| Moon Direction: | ↑ 241° Southwest |
| Moon Altitude: | -5.6° |
| Moon Distance: | 250,181 mi |
| Next New Moon: | Mar 19, 2026, 9:23 am |
| Next Full Moon: | Apr 2, 2026, 10:11 am |
| Next Moonrise: | Tomorrow, 1:04 am |
Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for South Pacific Islands, March 2026
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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| Mar | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| 1 | - | 4:01 am | ↑ (291°) | 4:36 pm | ↑ (71°) | 10:45 pm | (70.2°) | 233,785 | 95.9% | |
| 2 | - | 4:54 am | ↑ (286°) | 5:25 pm | ↑ (77°) | 11:34 pm | (76.2°) | 235,822 | 99.2% | |
 3 | - | 5:44 am | ↑ (280°) | 6:10 pm | ↑ (83°) | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||
| 4 | - | 6:30 am | ↑ (274°) | 6:53 pm | ↑ (90°) | 12:20 am | (82.6°) | 238,224 | 100.0% | |
| 5 | - | 7:14 am | ↑ (267°) | 7:35 pm | ↑ (96°) | 1:04 am | (89.1°) | 240,875 | 98.3% | |
| 6 | - | 7:58 am | ↑ (261°) | 8:17 pm | ↑ (102°) | 1:46 am | (84.5°) | 243,592 | 94.5% | |
| 7 | - | 8:42 am | ↑ (255°) | 9:00 pm | ↑ (107°) | 2:29 am | (78.7°) | 246,176 | 88.9% | |
| 8 | - | 9:27 am | ↑ (250°) | 9:44 pm | ↑ (112°) | 3:13 am | (73.5°) | 248,409 | 81.8% | |
| 9 | - | 10:14 am | ↑ (246°) | 10:31 pm | ↑ (115°) | 3:59 am | (69.2°) | 250,097 | 73.5% | |
| 10 | - | 11:03 am | ↑ (244°) | 11:21 pm | ↑ (117°) | 4:47 am | (65.9°) | 251,074 | 64.4% | |
 11 | - | 11:54 am | ↑ (242°) | - | 5:37 am | (63.9°) | 251,229 | 54.9% | ||
| 12 | 12:12 am | ↑ (118°) | 12:46 pm | ↑ (242°) | - | 6:29 am | (63.3°) | 250,516 | 45.1% | |
| 13 | 1:04 am | ↑ (118°) | 1:38 pm | ↑ (243°) | - | 7:21 am | (64.1°) | 248,962 | 35.3% | |
| 14 | 1:56 am | ↑ (116°) | 2:28 pm | ↑ (245°) | - | 8:12 am | (66.4°) | 246,671 | 26.0% | |
| 15 | 2:47 am | ↑ (113°) | 3:17 pm | ↑ (249°) | - | 9:02 am | (70.0°) | 243,819 | 17.5% | |
| 16 | 3:36 am | ↑ (108°) | 4:04 pm | ↑ (254°) | - | 9:51 am | (74.8°) | 240,634 | 10.2% | |
| 17 | 4:25 am | ↑ (103°) | 4:50 pm | ↑ (260°) | - | 10:38 am | (80.5°) | 237,377 | 4.6% | |
| 18 | 5:12 am | ↑ (97°) | 5:35 pm | ↑ (267°) | - | 11:24 am | (87.0°) | 234,319 | 1.1% | |
 19 | 5:59 am | ↑ (90°) | 6:21 pm | ↑ (273°) | - | 12:10 pm | (86.1°) | 231,706 | 0.0% | |
| 20 | 6:48 am | ↑ (83°) | 7:08 pm | ↑ (280°) | - | 12:58 pm | (79.1°) | 229,717 | 1.8% | |
| 21 | 7:39 am | ↑ (76°) | 7:59 pm | ↑ (287°) | - | 1:49 pm | (72.5°) | 228,465 | 6.4% | |
| 22 | 8:33 am | ↑ (71°) | 8:53 pm | ↑ (292°) | - | 2:43 pm | (66.7°) | 227,969 | 13.6% | |
| 23 | 9:31 am | ↑ (66°) | 9:52 pm | ↑ (296°) | - | 3:42 pm | (62.3°) | 228,162 | 22.9% | |
| 24 | 10:33 am | ↑ (63°) | 10:54 pm | ↑ (298°) | - | 4:43 pm | (59.7°) | 228,933 | 33.8% | |
| 25 | 11:36 am | ↑ (62°) | 11:57 pm | ↑ (298°) | - | 5:46 pm | (59.1°) | 230,140 | 45.6% | |
 26 | 12:38 pm | ↑ (63°) | - | - | 6:48 pm | (60.5°) | 231,658 | 57.4% | ||
| 27 | - | 12:58 am | ↑ (296°) | 1:37 pm | ↑ (65°) | 7:46 pm | (63.7°) | 233,376 | 68.7% | |
| 28 | - | 1:56 am | ↑ (293°) | 2:31 pm | ↑ (70°) | 8:40 pm | (68.4°) | 235,241 | 78.7% | |
| 29 | - | 2:49 am | ↑ (288°) | 3:20 pm | ↑ (75°) | 9:29 pm | (74.0°) | 237,220 | 87.1% | |
| 30 | - | 3:38 am | ↑ (282°) | 4:06 pm | ↑ (81°) | 10:15 pm | (80.1°) | 239,300 | 93.5% | |
| 31 | - | 4:25 am | ↑ (276°) | 4:49 pm | ↑ (87°) | 10:59 pm | (86.5°) | 241,453 | 97.7% | |
| * All times are local time for South Pacific Islands. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
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