Dates and Times of the Phases

  • Full Moon Thursday, March 1 5:27 AM Worm Moon
  • Last Quarter Thursday, March 8 1:06 PM
  • New Moon Thursday, March 15 7:10 AM
  • First Quarter Thursday, March 22 8:46 PM
  • Full Moon Friday, March 30 8:17 PM Worm MoonBlue Moon

Also in March

  • Holi Thursday, March 1 Hindu; as in India, may differ by a day elsewhere
  • Purim Thursday, March 1 Jewish; begins at sundown the evening before
  • Eid al-Adha Sunday, March 25 Islamic; expected, may be a day later where the crescent must be seen
  • Passover Saturday, March 31 Jewish; begins at sundown the evening before

Dark nights for stargazing in Columbus, with no Moon in the sky for most of the darkness: March 9–17.

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 1934 April
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
25 Sunday
26 Monday
27 Tuesday
28 Wednesday
1 Thursday
Full Moon
5:27 AM
Worm Moon
Holi
Purim
Visible: 100%
Age: 15 days
Rise: 6:56 PM
Set: 7:03 AM
2 Friday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 98% ↓
Age: 15 days
Rise: 8:00 PM
Set: 7:25 AM
3 Saturday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 95% ↓
Age: 16 days
Rise: 9:05 PM
Set: 7:47 AM
4 Sunday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 89% ↓
Age: 17 days
Rise: 10:13 PM
Set: 8:11 AM
5 Monday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 81% ↓
Age: 18 days
Rise: 11:24 PM
Set: 8:38 AM
6 Tuesday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 72% ↓
Age: 19 days
Rise: –
Set: 9:11 AM
7 Wednesday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 62% ↓
Age: 21 days
Rise: 12:36 AM
Set: 9:52 AM
8 Thursday
Last Quarter
1:06 PM
Visible: 51% ↓
Age: 22 days
Rise: 1:47 AM
Set: 10:43 AM
9 Friday
Waning crescent
Visible: 39% ↓
Age: 23 days
Rise: 2:52 AM
Set: 11:45 AM
Dark night
10 Saturday
Waning crescent
Visible: 28% ↓
Age: 24 days
Rise: 3:48 AM
Set: 12:57 PM
Dark night
11 Sunday
Waning crescent
Visible: 18% ↓
Age: 25 days
Rise: 4:34 AM
Set: 2:13 PM
Dark night
12 Monday
Waning crescent
Visible: 10% ↓
Age: 26 days
Rise: 5:11 AM
Set: 3:30 PM
Dark night
13 Tuesday
Waning crescent
Visible: 4% ↓
Age: 27 days
Rise: 5:43 AM
Set: 4:46 PM
Dark night
14 Wednesday
Waning crescent
Visible: 1% ↓
Age: 28 days
Rise: 6:10 AM
Set: 6:00 PM
Dark night
15 Thursday
New Moon
7:10 AM
Visible: 0% ↑
Age: 0 days
Rise: 6:35 AM
Set: 7:11 PM
Dark night
16 Friday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 2% ↑
Age: 1 day
Rise: 7:00 AM
Set: 8:22 PM
Dark night
17 Saturday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 6% ↑
Age: 2 days
Rise: 7:25 AM
Set: 9:31 PM
Dark night
18 Sunday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 12% ↑
Age: 3 days
Rise: 7:53 AM
Set: 10:39 PM
19 Monday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 19% ↑
Age: 4 days
Rise: 8:25 AM
Set: 11:46 PM
20 Tuesday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 28% ↑
Age: 5 days
Rise: 9:03 AM
Set: –
21 Wednesday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 37% ↑
Age: 6 days
Rise: 9:46 AM
Set: 12:48 AM
22 Thursday
First Quarter
8:46 PM
Visible: 46% ↑
Age: 7 days
Rise: 10:37 AM
Set: 1:44 AM
23 Friday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 56% ↑
Age: 7 days
Rise: 11:33 AM
Set: 2:33 AM
24 Saturday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 65% ↑
Age: 8 days
Rise: 12:33 PM
Set: 3:14 AM
25 Sunday
Waxing gibbous
Eid al-Adha
Visible: 74% ↑
Age: 9 days
Rise: 1:34 PM
Set: 3:48 AM
26 Monday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 82% ↑
Age: 10 days
Rise: 2:37 PM
Set: 4:17 AM
27 Tuesday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 89% ↑
Age: 11 days
Rise: 3:40 PM
Set: 4:43 AM
28 Wednesday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 94% ↑
Age: 12 days
Rise: 4:43 PM
Set: 5:06 AM
29 Thursday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 98% ↑
Age: 13 days
Rise: 5:47 PM
Set: 5:28 AM
30 Friday
Full Moon
8:17 PM
Worm Moon
Blue Moon
Visible: 100%
Age: 14 days
Rise: 6:53 PM
Set: 5:50 AM
31 Saturday
Waning gibbous
Passover
Visible: 99% ↓
Age: 15 days
Rise: 8:01 PM
Set: 6:14 AM