Central Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in March 2026
Day length goes from 12 h 19 min on March 1 to 11 h 59 min on March 31. Sunrise moves from 5:51 AM to 5:53 AM and sunset from 6:10 PM to 5:52 PM.
Every day
Dawn and dusk are civil twilight (the sun 6 degrees below the horizon); golden hour starts when the evening sun is 6 degrees up; full dark is astronomical twilight, 18 degrees down. A blank moonrise or moonset means it falls on the next day.
| Date | Dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Dusk | Golden hour | Full dark | Day length | Change | Moon | Moonrise | Moonset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 5:30 AM | 5:51 AM | 6:10 PM | 6:31 PM | 5:42 PM | 7:21 PM | 12 h 19 min | Waxing gibbous, 94% | 4:58 PM | 4:01 AM | |
| Mar 2 | 5:30 AM | 5:52 AM | 6:09 PM | 6:31 PM | 5:41 PM | 7:20 PM | 12 h 17 min | -2.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 98% | 5:41 PM | 4:57 AM |
| Mar 3 | 5:30 AM | 5:52 AM | 6:09 PM | 6:30 PM | 5:41 PM | 7:20 PM | 12 h 17 min | +0.0 min | Full moon 8:38 AM | 6:21 PM | 5:49 AM |
| Mar 4 | 5:30 AM | 5:52 AM | 6:08 PM | 6:30 PM | 5:40 PM | 7:19 PM | 12 h 16 min | -1.0 min | Full moon, 99% | 6:59 PM | 6:38 AM |
| Mar 5 | 5:31 AM | 5:52 AM | 6:08 PM | 6:29 PM | 5:40 PM | 7:18 PM | 12 h 16 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 97% | 7:37 PM | 7:26 AM |
| Mar 6 | 5:31 AM | 5:52 AM | 6:07 PM | 6:28 PM | 5:39 PM | 7:18 PM | 12 h 15 min | -1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 92% | 8:15 PM | 8:13 AM |
| Mar 7 | 5:31 AM | 5:52 AM | 6:07 PM | 6:28 PM | 5:39 PM | 7:17 PM | 12 h 15 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 85% | 8:55 PM | 9:02 AM |
| Mar 8 | 5:31 AM | 5:52 AM | 6:06 PM | 6:27 PM | 5:38 PM | 7:17 PM | 12 h 14 min | -1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 77% | 9:37 PM | 9:51 AM |
| Mar 9 | 5:31 AM | 5:52 AM | 6:06 PM | 6:27 PM | 5:38 PM | 7:16 PM | 12 h 14 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 67% | 10:23 PM | 10:42 AM |
| Mar 10 | 5:31 AM | 5:52 AM | 6:05 PM | 6:26 PM | 5:37 PM | 7:15 PM | 12 h 13 min | -1.0 min | Last quarter, 57% | 11:11 PM | 11:34 AM |
| Mar 11 | 5:31 AM | 5:52 AM | 6:04 PM | 6:26 PM | 5:37 PM | 7:15 PM | 12 h 12 min | -1.0 min | Last quarter 6:39 AM | 12:26 PM | |
| Mar 12 | 5:31 AM | 5:52 AM | 6:04 PM | 6:25 PM | 5:36 PM | 7:14 PM | 12 h 12 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 36% | 12:03 AM | 1:18 PM |
| Mar 13 | 5:31 AM | 5:52 AM | 6:03 PM | 6:24 PM | 5:35 PM | 7:13 PM | 12 h 11 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 26% | 12:56 AM | 2:08 PM |
| Mar 14 | 5:31 AM | 5:52 AM | 6:03 PM | 6:24 PM | 5:35 PM | 7:13 PM | 12 h 11 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 17% | 1:50 AM | 2:55 PM |
| Mar 15 | 5:31 AM | 5:52 AM | 6:02 PM | 6:23 PM | 5:34 PM | 7:12 PM | 12 h 10 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 10% | 2:43 AM | 3:40 PM |
| Mar 16 | 5:31 AM | 5:52 AM | 6:02 PM | 6:23 PM | 5:34 PM | 7:12 PM | 12 h 10 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 5% | 3:36 AM | 4:22 PM |
| Mar 17 | 5:31 AM | 5:52 AM | 6:01 PM | 6:22 PM | 5:33 PM | 7:11 PM | 12 h 09 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 1% | 4:27 AM | 5:04 PM |
| Mar 18 | 5:31 AM | 5:52 AM | 6:00 PM | 6:21 PM | 5:32 PM | 7:10 PM | 12 h 08 min | -1.0 min | New moon 10:24 PM | 5:19 AM | 5:45 PM |
| Mar 19 | 5:31 AM | 5:52 AM | 6:00 PM | 6:21 PM | 5:32 PM | 7:10 PM | 12 h 08 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 1% | 6:12 AM | 6:26 PM |
| Mar 20 | 5:31 AM | 5:52 AM | 5:59 PM | 6:20 PM | 5:31 PM | 7:09 PM | 12 h 07 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 4% | 7:06 AM | 7:11 PM |
| Mar 21 | 5:31 AM | 5:52 AM | 5:58 PM | 6:20 PM | 5:31 PM | 7:08 PM | 12 h 06 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 10% | 8:03 AM | 7:59 PM |
| Mar 22 | 5:31 AM | 5:52 AM | 5:58 PM | 6:19 PM | 5:30 PM | 7:08 PM | 12 h 06 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 17% | 9:03 AM | 8:51 PM |
| Mar 23 | 5:31 AM | 5:52 AM | 5:57 PM | 6:18 PM | 5:29 PM | 7:07 PM | 12 h 05 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 25% | 10:06 AM | 9:49 PM |
| Mar 24 | 5:31 AM | 5:52 AM | 5:57 PM | 6:18 PM | 5:29 PM | 7:07 PM | 12 h 05 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 35% | 11:11 AM | 10:50 PM |
| Mar 25 | 5:31 AM | 5:53 AM | 5:56 PM | 6:17 PM | 5:28 PM | 7:06 PM | 12 h 03 min | -2.0 min | First quarter 4:18 PM | 12:14 PM | 11:54 PM |
| Mar 26 | 5:31 AM | 5:53 AM | 5:55 PM | 6:16 PM | 5:28 PM | 7:05 PM | 12 h 02 min | -1.0 min | First quarter, 56% | 1:13 PM | |
| Mar 27 | 5:31 AM | 5:53 AM | 5:55 PM | 6:16 PM | 5:27 PM | 7:05 PM | 12 h 02 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 66% | 2:06 PM | 12:56 AM |
| Mar 28 | 5:31 AM | 5:53 AM | 5:54 PM | 6:15 PM | 5:26 PM | 7:04 PM | 12 h 01 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 76% | 2:54 PM | 1:55 AM |
| Mar 29 | 5:31 AM | 5:53 AM | 5:54 PM | 6:15 PM | 5:26 PM | 7:04 PM | 12 h 01 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 84% | 3:38 PM | 2:50 AM |
| Mar 30 | 5:31 AM | 5:53 AM | 5:53 PM | 6:14 PM | 5:25 PM | 7:03 PM | 12 h 00 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 91% | 4:18 PM | 3:42 AM |
| Mar 31 | 5:31 AM | 5:53 AM | 5:52 PM | 6:14 PM | 5:24 PM | 7:02 PM | 11 h 59 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 96% | 4:56 PM | 4:31 AM |
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Sources
Computed with the NOAA solar position equations and the lunar methods of Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms, for a flat horizon; hills and buildings delay a real sunrise.