Moon calendar for March 2026

By Maren Tremblay, Fatesight editor · Last updated September 30, 2026

Every day of March 2026 with the Moon's phase and how much of it is lit at 12:00 UTC. The new Moon, the quarters and the full Moon are marked on the day they happen in UTC.

This month's full Moon is the Worm Moon, on March 3, with the Moon in Virgo. The new Moon falls on March 19, with the Moon in Pisces. Total lunar eclipse on March 3.

New Moon, quarters and full Moon in March 2026

Full MoonTuesday, March 3, 2026 at 11:38 UTC
Last quarterWednesday, March 11, 2026 at 09:39 UTC
New MoonThursday, March 19, 2026 at 01:23 UTC
First quarterWednesday, March 25, 2026 at 19:18 UTC

Times are in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), to the minute, and agree with NASA's published table of Moon phases to within two minutes. Where your browser allows, your own clock is shown under each.

The Moon on each day of March 2026
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
March 1: Waxing gibbous, 95% lit	March 2: Waxing gibbous, 99% lit	March 3: Full Moon, 100% lit	March 4: Waning gibbous, 99% lit	March 5: Waning gibbous, 96% lit	March 6: Waning gibbous, 91% lit	March 7: Waning gibbous, 84% lit
March 8: Waning gibbous, 76% lit	March 9: Waning gibbous, 68% lit	March 10: Waning gibbous, 59% lit	March 11: Last quarter, 49% lit	March 12: Waning crescent, 40% lit	March 13: Waning crescent, 31% lit	March 14: Waning crescent, 22% lit
March 15: Waning crescent, 14% lit	March 16: Waning crescent, 8% lit	March 17: Waning crescent, 3% lit	March 18: Waning crescent, 0% lit	March 19: New Moon, 0% lit	March 20: Waxing crescent, 3% lit	March 21: Waxing crescent, 8% lit
March 22: Waxing crescent, 15% lit	March 23: Waxing crescent, 25% lit	March 24: Waxing crescent, 35% lit	March 25: First quarter, 46% lit	March 26: Waxing gibbous, 58% lit	March 27: Waxing gibbous, 69% lit	March 28: Waxing gibbous, 78% lit
March 29: Waxing gibbous, 87% lit	March 30: Waxing gibbous, 93% lit	March 31: Waxing gibbous, 97% lit

How is the Moon moving through March 2026?

At noon UTC the Moon is waxing, growing toward full, from March 1 to March 2 and March 19 to March 31 (15 days), and waning on the other 16. It is at least half lit on 16 days. Time between the principal phases: Full Moon March 3, last quarter March 11: 7 days 22 hours; Last quarter March 11, new Moon March 19: 7 days 16 hours; New Moon March 19, first quarter March 25: 6 days 18 hours.

Which sign is the Moon in during March 2026?

Each stay to the minute, in UTC.

Leo: from the start of March 2026 until March 2 at 12:34 UTC.
Virgo: from March 2 at 12:34 UTC until March 4 at 18:56 UTC.
Libra: from March 4 at 18:56 UTC until March 7 at 04:02 UTC.
Scorpio: from March 7 at 04:02 UTC until March 9 at 15:37 UTC.
Sagittarius: from March 9 at 15:37 UTC until March 12 at 04:08 UTC.
Capricorn: from March 12 at 04:08 UTC until March 14 at 15:14 UTC.
Aquarius: from March 14 at 15:14 UTC until March 16 at 23:16 UTC.
Pisces: from March 16 at 23:16 UTC until March 19 at 04:04 UTC.
Aries: from March 19 at 04:04 UTC until March 21 at 06:36 UTC.
Taurus: from March 21 at 06:36 UTC until March 23 at 08:19 UTC.
Gemini: from March 23 at 08:19 UTC until March 25 at 10:33 UTC.
Cancer: from March 25 at 10:33 UTC until March 27 at 14:11 UTC.
Leo: from March 27 at 14:11 UTC until March 29 at 19:34 UTC.
Virgo: from March 29 at 19:34 UTC until the end of March 2026.

Questions about the Moon in March 2026

When is the full Moon in March 2026?

The full Moon is on March 3 at 11:38 UTC with the Moon in Virgo. It is the Worm Moon, a name from the Old Farmer's Almanac tradition.

When is the new Moon in March 2026?

The new Moon is on March 19 at 01:23 UTC with the Moon in Pisces.

How much of the Moon is lit in March 2026?

At 12:00 UTC on March 1 the Moon is 95% lit (waxing gibbous), on March 15 14% (waning crescent) and on March 31 97% (waxing gibbous). The dimmest day at noon UTC is March 19 at 0%, the brightest March 3 at 100%.

Does March 2026 have a Blue Moon or an eclipse?

It has an eclipse: Total lunar eclipse on March 3.