Mponela Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in March 2026
Day length goes from 12 h 21 min on March 1 to 11 h 58 min on March 31. Sunrise moves from 5:47 AM to 5:50 AM and sunset from 6:08 PM to 5:48 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 | 5:25 AM | 5:47 AM | 6:08 PM | 6:29 PM | 5:40 PM | 7:20 PM | 12 h 21 min | Waxing gibbous, 93% | 4:48 PM | 3:42 AM | |
| Mar 2 | 5:25 AM | 5:47 AM | 6:07 PM | 6:29 PM | 5:39 PM | 7:19 PM | 12 h 20 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 98% | 5:31 PM | 4:39 AM |
| Mar 3 | 5:25 AM | 5:47 AM | 6:07 PM | 6:28 PM | 5:39 PM | 7:18 PM | 12 h 20 min | +0.0 min | Full moon 1:38 PM | 6:10 PM | 5:33 AM |
| Mar 4 | 5:26 AM | 5:47 AM | 6:06 PM | 6:28 PM | 5:38 PM | 7:18 PM | 12 h 19 min | -1.0 min | Full moon, 100% | 6:47 PM | 6:24 AM |
| Mar 5 | 5:26 AM | 5:47 AM | 6:06 PM | 6:27 PM | 5:37 PM | 7:17 PM | 12 h 19 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 97% | 7:24 PM | 7:13 AM |
| Mar 6 | 5:26 AM | 5:47 AM | 6:05 PM | 6:26 PM | 5:37 PM | 7:16 PM | 12 h 18 min | -1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 93% | 8:01 PM | 8:02 AM |
| Mar 7 | 5:26 AM | 5:48 AM | 6:04 PM | 6:26 PM | 5:36 PM | 7:16 PM | 12 h 16 min | -2.0 min | Waning gibbous, 87% | 8:39 PM | 8:51 AM |
| Mar 8 | 5:26 AM | 5:48 AM | 6:04 PM | 6:25 PM | 5:36 PM | 7:15 PM | 12 h 16 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 79% | 9:20 PM | 9:41 AM |
| Mar 9 | 5:26 AM | 5:48 AM | 6:03 PM | 6:24 PM | 5:35 PM | 7:14 PM | 12 h 15 min | -1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 69% | 10:04 PM | 10:32 AM |
| Mar 10 | 5:27 AM | 5:48 AM | 6:02 PM | 6:24 PM | 5:34 PM | 7:14 PM | 12 h 14 min | -1.0 min | Last quarter, 59% | 10:52 PM | 11:25 AM |
| Mar 11 | 5:27 AM | 5:48 AM | 6:02 PM | 6:23 PM | 5:34 PM | 7:13 PM | 12 h 14 min | +0.0 min | Last quarter 11:39 AM | 11:43 PM | 12:17 PM |
| Mar 12 | 5:27 AM | 5:48 AM | 6:01 PM | 6:22 PM | 5:33 PM | 7:12 PM | 12 h 13 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 38% | 1:09 PM | |
| Mar 13 | 5:27 AM | 5:48 AM | 6:01 PM | 6:22 PM | 5:32 PM | 7:11 PM | 12 h 13 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 28% | 12:36 AM | 1:59 PM |
| Mar 14 | 5:27 AM | 5:48 AM | 6:00 PM | 6:21 PM | 5:32 PM | 7:11 PM | 12 h 12 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 19% | 1:30 AM | 2:46 PM |
| Mar 15 | 5:27 AM | 5:49 AM | 5:59 PM | 6:20 PM | 5:31 PM | 7:10 PM | 12 h 10 min | -2.0 min | Waning crescent, 12% | 2:24 AM | 3:31 PM |
| Mar 16 | 5:27 AM | 5:49 AM | 5:59 PM | 6:20 PM | 5:30 PM | 7:09 PM | 12 h 10 min | +0.0 min | Waning crescent, 6% | 3:18 AM | 4:13 PM |
| Mar 17 | 5:27 AM | 5:49 AM | 5:58 PM | 6:19 PM | 5:30 PM | 7:09 PM | 12 h 09 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 2% | 4:11 AM | 4:53 PM |
| Mar 18 | 5:28 AM | 5:49 AM | 5:57 PM | 6:18 PM | 5:29 PM | 7:08 PM | 12 h 08 min | -1.0 min | New moon, 0% | 5:04 AM | 5:33 PM |
| Mar 19 | 5:28 AM | 5:49 AM | 5:57 PM | 6:18 PM | 5:28 PM | 7:07 PM | 12 h 08 min | +0.0 min | New moon 3:24 AM | 5:57 AM | 6:13 PM |
| Mar 20 | 5:28 AM | 5:49 AM | 5:56 PM | 6:17 PM | 5:28 PM | 7:07 PM | 12 h 07 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 3% | 6:52 AM | 6:56 PM |
| Mar 21 | 5:28 AM | 5:49 AM | 5:55 PM | 6:16 PM | 5:27 PM | 7:06 PM | 12 h 06 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 8% | 7:50 AM | 7:41 PM |
| Mar 22 | 5:28 AM | 5:49 AM | 5:54 PM | 6:16 PM | 5:26 PM | 7:05 PM | 12 h 05 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 15% | 8:51 AM | 8:32 PM |
| Mar 23 | 5:28 AM | 5:49 AM | 5:54 PM | 6:15 PM | 5:26 PM | 7:04 PM | 12 h 05 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 23% | 9:54 AM | 9:28 PM |
| Mar 24 | 5:28 AM | 5:49 AM | 5:53 PM | 6:14 PM | 5:25 PM | 7:04 PM | 12 h 04 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 33% | 10:59 AM | 10:28 PM |
| Mar 25 | 5:28 AM | 5:49 AM | 5:52 PM | 6:14 PM | 5:24 PM | 7:03 PM | 12 h 03 min | -1.0 min | First quarter 9:18 PM | 12:03 PM | 11:31 PM |
| Mar 26 | 5:28 AM | 5:49 AM | 5:52 PM | 6:13 PM | 5:24 PM | 7:02 PM | 12 h 03 min | +0.0 min | First quarter, 54% | 1:03 PM | |
| Mar 27 | 5:28 AM | 5:50 AM | 5:51 PM | 6:12 PM | 5:23 PM | 7:02 PM | 12 h 01 min | -2.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 64% | 1:57 PM | 12:34 AM |
| Mar 28 | 5:28 AM | 5:50 AM | 5:50 PM | 6:12 PM | 5:22 PM | 7:01 PM | 12 h 00 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 74% | 2:45 PM | 1:35 AM |
| Mar 29 | 5:28 AM | 5:50 AM | 5:50 PM | 6:11 PM | 5:22 PM | 7:00 PM | 12 h 00 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 83% | 3:28 PM | 2:32 AM |
| Mar 30 | 5:28 AM | 5:50 AM | 5:49 PM | 6:10 PM | 5:21 PM | 7:00 PM | 11 h 59 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 90% | 4:08 PM | 3:26 AM |
| Mar 31 | 5:29 AM | 5:50 AM | 5:48 PM | 6:10 PM | 5:20 PM | 6:59 PM | 11 h 58 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 95% | 4:45 PM | 4:17 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.