MoonPhases

March 2026 · Sunday · 6 months ago

15 March 2026

Waning Crescent

14% illuminated and waning, 26.0 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 15 March 2026: Waning Crescent, 14% illuminated

Ephemeris for 15 March 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
14.1%
Lunar age
26.0 days
Elongation
316.0°
Distance
390,158 km
Distance (mi)
242,433 mi
Apparent size
30.6′
Constellation
Aquarius
Libration lat
3.2° N
Libration lon
5.5° 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
London05:0809:1913:4017.3°
New York05:3010:2415:2729.1°
Chicago05:2910:2015:2128.1°
Denver05:3310:3215:3930.5°
Los Angeles05:1410:2715:4736.4°
Mexico City04:2710:0815:5250.9°
São Paulo02:3909:3116:1786.2°
Berlin05:1809:2313:3816.1°

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 4 days
First Quarter25 March 202619:18in 10 days
Full Moon2 April 202602:12in 18 days
Last Quarter10 April 202604:52in 26 days