MoonPhases

March 2026 · Friday · 6 months ago

13 March 2026

Waning Crescent

31% illuminated and waning, 24.0 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 13 March 2026: Waning Crescent, 31% illuminated

Ephemeris for 13 March 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
30.5%
Lunar age
24.0 days
Elongation
293.1°
Distance
398,916 km
Distance (mi)
247,875 mi
Apparent size
29.9′
Constellation
Capricorn
Libration lat
5.5° N
Libration lon
4.0° 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
London04:1407:3811:0710.7°
New York04:2008:4413:1321.9°
Chicago04:2108:4113:0520.8°
Denver04:2308:5313:2623.1°
Los Angeles03:5808:4813:4128.9°
Mexico City02:5908:2814:0043.5°
São Paulo00:4507:5114:5486.7°
Berlin04:2607:4211:039.6°

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 6 days
First Quarter25 March 202619:18in 12 days
Full Moon2 April 202602:12in 20 days
Last Quarter10 April 202604:52in 28 days