MoonPhases

March 2026 · Thursday · 6 months ago

12 March 2026

Last Quarter

40% illuminated and waning, 23.0 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 12 March 2026: Last Quarter, 40% illuminated

Ephemeris for 12 March 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Last Quarter
Illumination
39.8%
Lunar age
23.0 days
Elongation
282.0°
Distance
401,958 km
Distance (mi)
249,765 mi
Apparent size
29.7′
Constellation
Capricorn
Libration lat
6.2° N
Libration lon
2.9° W

Moonrise and moonset

Times in each city's own time zone. A “+1” means the event falls on the following day — the lunar day is about 50 minutes longer than ours, so rise and set drift later each date.
CityMoonriseTransitMoonsetPeak altitude
London03:3106:4610:029.4°
New York03:3407:5212:1220.3°
Chicago03:3607:4912:0419.2°
Denver03:3808:0112:2521.4°
Los Angeles03:1107:5612:4227.1°
Mexico City02:0907:3713:0541.8°
São Paulo00:45 +106:5914:0785.3°
Berlin03:4406:5009:588.4°

Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
New Moon19 March 202601:24in 7 days
First Quarter25 March 202619:18in 13 days
Full Moon2 April 202602:12in 21 days
Last Quarter10 April 202604:52in 29 days