| Current Time: | Mar 21, 2026 at 1:49:04 pm |
|---|---|
| Moon Direction: | ↑ 15° North |
| Moon Altitude: | 52.5° |
| Moon Distance: | 228,137 mi |
| Next Full Moon: | Apr 1, 2026, 10:11 pm |
| Next New Moon: | Apr 17, 2026, 7:51 am |
| Next Moonset: | Today, 8:14 pm |
Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Santa Cruz, March 2026
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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| Mar | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| 1 | - | 4:18 am | ↑ (290°) | 5:33 pm | ↑ (73°) | 11:23 pm | (57.2°) | 234,770 | 97.9% | |
| 2 | - | 5:17 am | ↑ (284°) | 6:12 pm | ↑ (80°) | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||
 3 | - | 6:12 am | ↑ (277°) | 6:49 pm | ↑ (86°) | 12:10 am | (63.5°) | 237,003 | 99.9% | |
| 4 | - | 7:04 am | ↑ (270°) | 7:24 pm | ↑ (93°) | 12:54 am | (70.0°) | 239,552 | 99.4% | |
| 5 | - | 7:56 am | ↑ (264°) | 7:58 pm | ↑ (99°) | 1:38 am | (76.5°) | 242,260 | 96.6% | |
| 6 | - | 8:47 am | ↑ (257°) | 8:34 pm | ↑ (105°) | 2:20 am | (82.6°) | 244,938 | 91.9% | |
| 7 | - | 9:38 am | ↑ (252°) | 9:11 pm | ↑ (110°) | 3:04 am | (88.1°) | 247,367 | 85.4% | |
| 8 | - | 10:30 am | ↑ (247°) | 9:51 pm | ↑ (115°) | 3:49 am | (87.1°) | 249,348 | 77.7% | |
| 9 | - | 11:23 am | ↑ (243°) | 10:35 pm | ↑ (118°) | 4:36 am | (83.3°) | 250,691 | 69.0% | |
| 10 | - | 12:17 pm | ↑ (241°) | 11:22 pm | ↑ (120°) | 5:25 am | (80.7°) | 251,260 | 59.6% | |
 11 | - | 1:10 pm | ↑ (240°) | - | 6:16 am | (79.3°) | 250,975 | 49.9% | ||
| 12 | 12:14 am | ↑ (120°) | 2:01 pm | ↑ (241°) | - | 7:08 am | (79.4°) | 249,825 | 40.1% | |
| 13 | 1:08 am | ↑ (119°) | 2:49 pm | ↑ (243°) | - | 7:59 am | (81.0°) | 247,881 | 30.5% | |
| 14 | 2:03 am | ↑ (116°) | 3:34 pm | ↑ (246°) | - | 8:50 am | (83.9°) | 245,277 | 21.6% | |
| 15 | 2:59 am | ↑ (112°) | 4:16 pm | ↑ (251°) | - | 9:39 am | (88.2°) | 242,227 | 13.6% | |
| 16 | 3:54 am | ↑ (107°) | 4:55 pm | ↑ (257°) | - | 10:27 am | (86.5°) | 238,967 | 7.1% | |
| 17 | 4:49 am | ↑ (100°) | 5:33 pm | ↑ (263°) | - | 11:13 am | (80.3°) | 235,781 | 2.5% | |
 18 | 5:44 am | ↑ (93°) | 6:10 pm | ↑ (270°) | - | 12:00 pm | (73.5°) | 232,920 | 0.2% | |
| 19 | 6:40 am | ↑ (86°) | 6:49 pm | ↑ (277°) | - | 12:47 pm | (66.6°) | 230,609 | 0.6% | |
| 20 | 7:38 am | ↑ (79°) | 7:30 pm | ↑ (284°) | - | 1:36 pm | (59.7°) | 228,984 | 3.8% | |
| 21 | 8:38 am | ↑ (72°) | 8:14 pm | ↑ (290°) | - | 2:28 pm | (53.5°) | 228,120 | 9.7% | |
| 22 | 9:42 am | ↑ (67°) | 9:04 pm | ↑ (295°) | - | 3:25 pm | (48.4°) | 227,987 | 18.1% | |
| 23 | 10:48 am | ↑ (62°) | 10:00 pm | ↑ (299°) | - | 4:25 pm | (44.8°) | 228,491 | 28.3% | |
| 24 | 11:54 am | ↑ (60°) | 11:01 pm | ↑ (300°) | - | 5:28 pm | (43.2°) | 229,501 | 39.8% | |
 25 | 12:57 pm | ↑ (60°) | - | - | 6:30 pm | (43.7°) | 230,881 | 51.7% | ||
| 26 | - | 12:05 am | ↑ (299°) | 1:54 pm | ↑ (62°) | 7:31 pm | (46.1°) | 232,510 | 63.3% | |
| 27 | - | 1:09 am | ↑ (296°) | 2:45 pm | ↑ (66°) | 8:26 pm | (50.0°) | 234,309 | 73.9% | |
| 28 | - | 2:10 am | ↑ (292°) | 3:30 pm | ↑ (71°) | 9:18 pm | (55.2°) | 236,234 | 83.2% | |
| 29 | - | 3:09 am | ↑ (286°) | 4:10 pm | ↑ (77°) | 10:05 pm | (61.1°) | 238,268 | 90.6% | |
| 30 | - | 4:04 am | ↑ (280°) | 4:47 pm | ↑ (84°) | 10:50 pm | (67.5°) | 240,387 | 95.9% | |
| 31 | - | 4:56 am | ↑ (273°) | 5:22 pm | ↑ (90°) | 11:32 pm | (73.9°) | 242,567 | 99.1% | |
| * All times are local time for Santa Cruz. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
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