Pilot Station Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in March 2026
Day length goes from 10 h 23 min on March 1 to 13 h 21 min on March 31. Sunrise moves from 8:53 AM to 8:16 AM and sunset from 7:16 PM to 9:37 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 | 8:08 AM | 8:53 AM | 7:16 PM | 8:01 PM | 6:14 PM | 9:44 PM | 10 h 23 min | Waxing gibbous, 95% | 5:02 PM | 8:58 AM | |
| Mar 2 | 8:05 AM | 8:50 AM | 7:19 PM | 8:03 PM | 6:17 PM | 9:47 PM | 10 h 29 min | +6.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 99% | 6:45 PM | 8:54 AM |
| Mar 3 | 8:02 AM | 8:46 AM | 7:22 PM | 8:06 PM | 6:20 PM | 9:50 PM | 10 h 36 min | +7.0 min | Full moon 2:38 AM | 8:22 PM | 8:49 AM |
| Mar 4 | 7:59 AM | 8:43 AM | 7:24 PM | 8:09 PM | 6:23 PM | 9:53 PM | 10 h 41 min | +5.0 min | Waning gibbous, 99% | 9:56 PM | 8:44 AM |
| Mar 5 | 7:56 AM | 8:40 AM | 7:27 PM | 8:11 PM | 6:26 PM | 9:56 PM | 10 h 47 min | +6.0 min | Waning gibbous, 96% | 11:29 PM | 8:40 AM |
| Mar 6 | 7:53 AM | 8:37 AM | 7:30 PM | 8:14 PM | 6:29 PM | 9:59 PM | 10 h 53 min | +6.0 min | Waning gibbous, 90% | 8:35 AM | |
| Mar 7 | 7:50 AM | 8:34 AM | 7:33 PM | 8:17 PM | 6:32 PM | 10:02 PM | 10 h 59 min | +6.0 min | Waning gibbous, 83% | 1:05 AM | 8:30 AM |
| Mar 8 | 8:46 AM | 9:30 AM | 8:35 PM | 9:19 PM | 7:35 PM | 11:05 PM | 11 h 05 min | +6.0 min | Waning gibbous, 75% | 3:44 AM | 9:24 AM |
| Mar 9 | 8:43 AM | 9:27 AM | 8:38 PM | 9:22 PM | 7:38 PM | 11:08 PM | 11 h 11 min | +6.0 min | Waning gibbous, 65% | 5:30 AM | 9:16 AM |
| Mar 10 | 8:40 AM | 9:24 AM | 8:41 PM | 9:25 PM | 7:41 PM | 11:12 PM | 11 h 17 min | +6.0 min | Last quarter, 55% | 7:29 AM | 9:01 AM |
| Mar 11 | 8:37 AM | 9:21 AM | 8:43 PM | 9:27 PM | 7:44 PM | 11:15 PM | 11 h 22 min | +5.0 min | Last quarter 1:39 AM | ||
| Mar 12 | 8:34 AM | 9:17 AM | 8:46 PM | 9:30 PM | 7:47 PM | 11:18 PM | 11 h 29 min | +7.0 min | Waning crescent, 34% | 9:57 AM | 10:09 AM |
| Mar 13 | 8:30 AM | 9:14 AM | 8:49 PM | 9:33 PM | 7:49 PM | 11:21 PM | 11 h 35 min | +6.0 min | Waning crescent, 24% | 9:21 AM | 12:33 PM |
| Mar 14 | 8:27 AM | 9:11 AM | 8:52 PM | 9:36 PM | 7:52 PM | 11:25 PM | 11 h 41 min | +6.0 min | Waning crescent, 16% | 9:12 AM | 2:26 PM |
| Mar 15 | 8:24 AM | 9:08 AM | 8:54 PM | 9:38 PM | 7:55 PM | 11:28 PM | 11 h 46 min | +5.0 min | Waning crescent, 9% | 9:06 AM | 4:13 PM |
| Mar 16 | 8:21 AM | 9:05 AM | 8:57 PM | 9:41 PM | 7:58 PM | 11:31 PM | 11 h 52 min | +6.0 min | Waning crescent, 4% | 9:01 AM | 5:56 PM |
| Mar 17 | 8:17 AM | 9:01 AM | 9:00 PM | 9:44 PM | 8:01 PM | 11:35 PM | 11 h 59 min | +7.0 min | New moon, 1% | 8:56 AM | 7:37 PM |
| Mar 18 | 8:14 AM | 8:58 AM | 9:02 PM | 9:47 PM | 8:04 PM | 11:39 PM | 12 h 04 min | +5.0 min | New moon 5:24 PM | 8:52 AM | 9:19 PM |
| Mar 19 | 8:11 AM | 8:55 AM | 9:05 PM | 9:49 PM | 8:06 PM | 11:42 PM | 12 h 10 min | +6.0 min | Waxing crescent, 2% | 8:47 AM | 11:04 PM |
| Mar 20 | 8:07 AM | 8:52 AM | 9:08 PM | 9:52 PM | 8:09 PM | 11:46 PM | 12 h 16 min | +6.0 min | Waxing crescent, 5% | 8:43 AM | |
| Mar 21 | 8:04 AM | 8:48 AM | 9:10 PM | 9:55 PM | 8:12 PM | 11:49 PM | 12 h 22 min | +6.0 min | Waxing crescent, 11% | 8:38 AM | 12:55 AM |
| Mar 22 | 8:01 AM | 8:45 AM | 9:13 PM | 9:58 PM | 8:15 PM | 11:53 PM | 12 h 28 min | +6.0 min | Waxing crescent, 18% | 8:33 AM | 2:55 AM |
| Mar 23 | 7:57 AM | 8:42 AM | 9:16 PM | 10:00 PM | 8:17 PM | 11:57 PM | 12 h 34 min | +6.0 min | Waxing crescent, 27% | 8:27 AM | 5:06 AM |
| Mar 24 | 7:54 AM | 8:38 AM | 9:18 PM | 10:03 PM | 8:20 PM | 12:01 AM | 12 h 40 min | +6.0 min | Waxing crescent, 37% | 8:08 AM | 7:36 AM |
| Mar 25 | 7:51 AM | 8:35 AM | 9:21 PM | 10:06 PM | 8:23 PM | 12:05 AM | 12 h 46 min | +6.0 min | First quarter 11:18 AM | 9:11 AM | 8:44 AM |
| Mar 26 | 7:47 AM | 8:32 AM | 9:24 PM | 10:09 PM | 8:25 PM | 12:09 AM | 12 h 52 min | +6.0 min | First quarter, 58% | 11:39 AM | 8:24 AM |
| Mar 27 | 7:44 AM | 8:29 AM | 9:26 PM | 10:12 PM | 8:28 PM | 12:14 AM | 12 h 57 min | +5.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 68% | 1:44 PM | 8:17 AM |
| Mar 28 | 7:40 AM | 8:25 AM | 9:29 PM | 10:14 PM | 8:31 PM | 12:18 AM | 13 h 04 min | +7.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 78% | 3:37 PM | 8:12 AM |
| Mar 29 | 7:37 AM | 8:22 AM | 9:32 PM | 10:17 PM | 8:33 PM | 12:22 AM | 13 h 10 min | +6.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 86% | 5:20 PM | 8:07 AM |
| Mar 30 | 7:33 AM | 8:19 AM | 9:34 PM | 10:20 PM | 8:36 PM | 12:27 AM | 13 h 15 min | +5.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 93% | 6:57 PM | 8:03 AM |
| Mar 31 | 7:30 AM | 8:16 AM | 9:37 PM | 10:23 PM | 8:38 PM | 12:32 AM | 13 h 21 min | +6.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 97% | 8:31 PM | 7:58 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.