Dates and Times of the Phases

  • Full Moon Wednesday, March 1 7:42 PM Worm MoonSupermoon
  • Last Quarter Wednesday, March 8 10:33 AM
  • New Moon Thursday, March 16 2:55 AM
  • First Quarter Friday, March 24 7:19 AM
  • Full Moon Friday, March 31 6:26 AM Worm MoonBlue MoonSupermoon

Also in March

  • Holi Thursday, March 2 Hindu; as in India, may differ by a day elsewhere
  • Purim Thursday, March 2 Jewish; begins at sundown the evening before
  • Ramadan begins Friday, March 17 Islamic; expected, may be a day later where the crescent must be seen

Dark nights for stargazing in Columbus, with no Moon in the sky for most of the darkness: March 10–19.

Times are in Columbus time (America/New York), and moonrise and moonset are for Columbus. Each day's Moon is turned as it is in the sky of Columbus when it is highest that night (near the New Moon, that day).

February March 2056 April
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
27 Sunday
28 Monday
29 Tuesday
1 Wednesday
Full Moon
7:42 PM
Worm Moon
Supermoon
Visible: 100%
Age: 14 days
Rise: 6:11 PM
Set: 7:04 AM
2 Thursday
Waning gibbous
Holi
Purim
Visible: 99% ↓
Age: 15 days
Rise: 7:24 PM
Set: 7:41 AM
3 Friday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 96% ↓
Age: 16 days
Rise: 8:38 PM
Set: 8:16 AM
4 Saturday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 90% ↓
Age: 17 days
Rise: 9:51 PM
Set: 8:50 AM
5 Sunday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 82% ↓
Age: 18 days
Rise: 11:03 PM
Set: 9:25 AM
6 Monday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 72% ↓
Age: 20 days
Rise: –
Set: 10:02 AM
7 Tuesday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 61% ↓
Age: 21 days
Rise: 12:14 AM
Set: 10:43 AM
8 Wednesday
Last Quarter
10:33 AM
Visible: 50% ↓
Age: 22 days
Rise: 1:23 AM
Set: 11:28 AM
9 Thursday
Waning crescent
Visible: 39% ↓
Age: 23 days
Rise: 2:27 AM
Set: 12:18 PM
10 Friday
Waning crescent
Visible: 29% ↓
Age: 24 days
Rise: 3:25 AM
Set: 1:12 PM
Dark night
11 Saturday
Waning crescent
Visible: 20% ↓
Age: 25 days
Rise: 4:16 AM
Set: 2:11 PM
Dark night
12 Sunday
Waning crescent
Visible: 12% ↓
Age: 26 days
Rise: 6:01 AM
Set: 4:11 PM
Dark night
13 Monday
Waning crescent
Visible: 7% ↓
Age: 27 days
Rise: 6:39 AM
Set: 5:12 PM
Dark night
14 Tuesday
Waning crescent
Visible: 2% ↓
Age: 28 days
Rise: 7:13 AM
Set: 6:12 PM
Dark night
15 Wednesday
Waning crescent
Visible: 0% ↓
Age: 28 days
Rise: 7:44 AM
Set: 7:11 PM
Dark night
16 Thursday
New Moon
2:55 AM
Visible: 0% ↑
Age: 0 days
Rise: 8:12 AM
Set: 8:09 PM
Dark night
17 Friday
Waxing crescent
Ramadan begins
Visible: 2% ↑
Age: 1 day
Rise: 8:38 AM
Set: 9:06 PM
Dark night
18 Saturday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 5% ↑
Age: 2 days
Rise: 9:05 AM
Set: 10:03 PM
Dark night
19 Sunday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 10% ↑
Age: 3 days
Rise: 9:32 AM
Set: 11:00 PM
Dark night
20 Monday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 17% ↑
Age: 3 days
Rise: 10:01 AM
Set: 11:57 PM
21 Tuesday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 24% ↑
Age: 4 days
Rise: 10:32 AM
Set: –
22 Wednesday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 33% ↑
Age: 5 days
Rise: 11:08 AM
Set: 12:55 AM
23 Thursday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 42% ↑
Age: 6 days
Rise: 11:49 AM
Set: 1:51 AM
24 Friday
First Quarter
7:19 AM
Visible: 52% ↑
Age: 7 days
Rise: 12:36 PM
Set: 2:47 AM
25 Saturday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 62% ↑
Age: 8 days
Rise: 1:29 PM
Set: 3:40 AM
26 Sunday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 72% ↑
Age: 9 days
Rise: 2:30 PM
Set: 4:29 AM
27 Monday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 81% ↑
Age: 10 days
Rise: 3:35 PM
Set: 5:14 AM
28 Tuesday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 89% ↑
Age: 11 days
Rise: 4:45 PM
Set: 5:56 AM
29 Wednesday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 95% ↑
Age: 12 days
Rise: 5:57 PM
Set: 6:34 AM
30 Thursday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 99% ↑
Age: 13 days
Rise: 7:11 PM
Set: 7:09 AM
31 Friday
Full Moon
6:26 AM
Worm Moon
Blue Moon
Supermoon
Visible: 100%
Age: 15 days
Rise: 8:26 PM
Set: 7:44 AM
1 Saturday