| Current Time: | Mar 9, 2026 at 6:10:24 am |
|---|---|
| Moon Direction: | ↑ 222° Southwest |
| Moon Altitude: | 47.9° |
| Moon Distance: | 250,340 mi |
| Next New Moon: | Mar 19, 2026, 6:53 am |
| Next Full Moon: | Apr 2, 2026, 7:41 am |
| Next Moonset: | Today, 10:09 am |
Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Kandy, March 2026
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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| Mar | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| 1 | - | 4:29 am | ↑ (291°) | 4:35 pm | ↑ (72°) | 10:57 pm | (80.3°) | 233,987 | 96.4% | |
| 2 | - | 5:18 am | ↑ (285°) | 5:28 pm | ↑ (78°) | 11:46 pm | (86.4°) | 236,067 | 99.4% | |
 3 | - | 6:02 am | ↑ (279°) | 6:18 pm | ↑ (84°) | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||
| 4 | - | 6:44 am | ↑ (273°) | 7:05 pm | ↑ (90°) | 12:32 am | (87.1°) | 238,504 | 99.9% | |
| 5 | - | 7:24 am | ↑ (266°) | 7:51 pm | ↑ (97°) | 1:15 am | (80.6°) | 241,171 | 98.0% | |
| 6 | - | 8:03 am | ↑ (260°) | 8:37 pm | ↑ (103°) | 1:58 am | (74.3°) | 243,885 | 94.0% | |
| 7 | - | 8:43 am | ↑ (255°) | 9:24 pm | ↑ (108°) | 2:41 am | (68.5°) | 246,440 | 88.2% | |
| 8 | - | 9:25 am | ↑ (250°) | 10:12 pm | ↑ (112°) | 3:25 am | (63.4°) | 248,623 | 80.9% | |
| 9 | - | 10:09 am | ↑ (246°) | 11:02 pm | ↑ (116°) | 4:11 am | (59.2°) | 250,241 | 72.6% | |
| 10 | - | 10:56 am | ↑ (243°) | 11:53 pm | ↑ (118°) | 5:00 am | (56.1°) | 251,132 | 63.4% | |
 11 | - | 11:46 am | ↑ (242°) | - | 5:50 am | (54.3°) | 251,193 | 53.8% | ||
| 12 | 12:45 am | ↑ (119°) | 12:38 pm | ↑ (241°) | - | 6:42 am | (53.8°) | 250,386 | 44.0% | |
| 13 | 1:37 am | ↑ (118°) | 1:31 pm | ↑ (243°) | - | 7:34 am | (54.8°) | 248,746 | 34.3% | |
| 14 | 2:27 am | ↑ (116°) | 2:23 pm | ↑ (245°) | - | 8:25 am | (57.2°) | 246,383 | 25.1% | |
| 15 | 3:15 am | ↑ (113°) | 3:15 pm | ↑ (250°) | - | 9:15 am | (60.9°) | 243,484 | 16.7% | |
| 16 | 4:01 am | ↑ (108°) | 4:06 pm | ↑ (255°) | - | 10:03 am | (65.8°) | 240,277 | 9.5% | |
| 17 | 4:45 am | ↑ (102°) | 4:56 pm | ↑ (261°) | - | 10:50 am | (71.7°) | 237,030 | 4.1% | |
| 18 | 5:28 am | ↑ (96°) | 5:45 pm | ↑ (267°) | - | 11:36 am | (78.2°) | 234,008 | 0.8% | |
 19 | 6:11 am | ↑ (89°) | 6:36 pm | ↑ (274°) | - | 12:22 pm | (85.1°) | 231,456 | 0.1% | |
| 20 | 6:55 am | ↑ (82°) | 7:28 pm | ↑ (281°) | - | 1:11 pm | (87.9°) | 229,543 | 2.2% | |
| 21 | 7:42 am | ↑ (76°) | 8:24 pm | ↑ (287°) | - | 2:02 pm | (81.4°) | 228,374 | 7.0% | |
| 22 | 8:32 am | ↑ (70°) | 9:23 pm | ↑ (293°) | - | 2:56 pm | (75.7°) | 227,958 | 14.5% | |
| 23 | 9:27 am | ↑ (65°) | 10:25 pm | ↑ (297°) | - | 3:55 pm | (71.5°) | 228,221 | 24.1% | |
| 24 | 10:26 am | ↑ (62°) | 11:29 pm | ↑ (298°) | - | 4:57 pm | (69.1°) | 229,046 | 35.1% | |
| 25 | 11:29 am | ↑ (61°) | - | - | 6:00 pm | (68.7°) | 230,292 | 46.9% | ||
 26 | - | 12:31 am | ↑ (298°) | 12:32 pm | ↑ (63°) | 7:02 pm | (70.3°) | 231,836 | 58.7% | |
| 27 | - | 1:31 am | ↑ (296°) | 1:32 pm | ↑ (65°) | 7:59 pm | (73.7°) | 233,573 | 69.8% | |
| 28 | - | 2:25 am | ↑ (292°) | 2:29 pm | ↑ (70°) | 8:52 pm | (78.5°) | 235,452 | 79.7% | |
| 29 | - | 3:14 am | ↑ (287°) | 3:22 pm | ↑ (75°) | 9:41 pm | (84.2°) | 237,442 | 87.9% | |
| 30 | - | 3:59 am | ↑ (282°) | 4:12 pm | ↑ (81°) | 10:27 pm | (89.6°) | 239,532 | 94.1% | |
| 31 | - | 4:40 am | ↑ (275°) | 4:59 pm | ↑ (88°) | 11:10 pm | (83.2°) | 241,692 | 98.1% | |
| * All times are local time for Kandy. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
Partial Lunar Eclipse visible in Kandy on Mar 3
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