Dates and Times of the Phases

  • Full Moon Tuesday, March 1 9:48 PM Worm MoonSupermoon
  • Last Quarter Tuesday, March 8 8:01 PM
  • New Moon Thursday, March 17 12:39 AM
  • First Quarter Thursday, March 24 4:35 PM
  • Full Moon Thursday, March 31 7:43 AM Worm MoonBlue MoonSupermoon

Also in March

  • Penumbral lunar eclipse Tuesday, March 1, 10:02 PM visible from Columbus
  • Lantern Festival Tuesday, March 1 Chinese calendar
  • Purim Tuesday, March 1 Jewish; begins at sundown the evening before
  • Holi Wednesday, March 2 Hindu; as in India, may differ by a day elsewhere
  • Annular solar eclipse Thursday, March 17, 12:41 AM not visible from Columbus
  • Islamic New Year 1322 AH Friday, March 18 Islamic; expected, may be a day later where the crescent must be seen
  • Penumbral lunar eclipse Thursday, March 31, 7:32 AM partly visible from Columbus
  • Passover Thursday, 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 11–19.

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 1904 April
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
28 Sunday
29 Monday
1 Tuesday
Full Moon
9:48 PM
Worm Moon
Supermoon
Penumbral lunar eclipse
Lantern Festival
Purim
Visible: 100%
Age: 14 days
Rise: 6:12 PM
Set: 6:36 AM
2 Wednesday
Waning gibbous
Holi
Visible: 99% ↓
Age: 15 days
Rise: 7:25 PM
Set: 7:17 AM
3 Thursday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 96% ↓
Age: 16 days
Rise: 8:37 PM
Set: 7:56 AM
4 Friday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 90% ↓
Age: 17 days
Rise: 9:47 PM
Set: 8:34 AM
5 Saturday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 83% ↓
Age: 18 days
Rise: 10:54 PM
Set: 9:12 AM
6 Sunday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 74% ↓
Age: 19 days
Rise: 11:57 PM
Set: 9:52 AM
7 Monday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 64% ↓
Age: 20 days
Rise: –
Set: 10:33 AM
8 Tuesday
Last Quarter
8:01 PM
Visible: 53% ↓
Age: 21 days
Rise: 12:57 AM
Set: 11:18 AM
9 Wednesday
Waning crescent
Visible: 43% ↓
Age: 22 days
Rise: 1:52 AM
Set: 12:05 PM
10 Thursday
Waning crescent
Visible: 34% ↓
Age: 23 days
Rise: 2:42 AM
Set: 12:55 PM
11 Friday
Waning crescent
Visible: 25% ↓
Age: 24 days
Rise: 3:28 AM
Set: 1:46 PM
Dark night
12 Saturday
Waning crescent
Visible: 17% ↓
Age: 25 days
Rise: 4:09 AM
Set: 2:40 PM
Dark night
13 Sunday
Waning crescent
Visible: 11% ↓
Age: 26 days
Rise: 4:47 AM
Set: 3:34 PM
Dark night
14 Monday
Waning crescent
Visible: 6% ↓
Age: 27 days
Rise: 5:21 AM
Set: 4:29 PM
Dark night
15 Tuesday
Waning crescent
Visible: 2% ↓
Age: 28 days
Rise: 5:53 AM
Set: 5:25 PM
Dark night
16 Wednesday
Waning crescent
Visible: 0% ↓
Age: 29 days
Rise: 6:23 AM
Set: 6:21 PM
Dark night
17 Thursday
New Moon
12:39 AM
Annular solar eclipse
Visible: 0% ↑
Age: 0 days
Rise: 6:53 AM
Set: 7:18 PM
Dark night
18 Friday
Waxing crescent
Islamic New Year 1322 AH
Visible: 2% ↑
Age: 1 day
Rise: 7:23 AM
Set: 8:15 PM
Dark night
19 Saturday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 6% ↑
Age: 2 days
Rise: 7:55 AM
Set: 9:13 PM
Dark night
20 Sunday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 11% ↑
Age: 3 days
Rise: 8:29 AM
Set: 10:12 PM
21 Monday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 19% ↑
Age: 4 days
Rise: 9:05 AM
Set: 11:12 PM
22 Tuesday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 27% ↑
Age: 5 days
Rise: 9:47 AM
Set: –
23 Wednesday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 37% ↑
Age: 6 days
Rise: 10:33 AM
Set: 12:11 AM
24 Thursday
First Quarter
4:35 PM
Visible: 48% ↑
Age: 7 days
Rise: 11:26 AM
Set: 1:09 AM
25 Friday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 59% ↑
Age: 8 days
Rise: 12:24 PM
Set: 2:04 AM
26 Saturday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 70% ↑
Age: 9 days
Rise: 1:28 PM
Set: 2:55 AM
27 Sunday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 80% ↑
Age: 10 days
Rise: 2:36 PM
Set: 3:43 AM
28 Monday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 89% ↑
Age: 11 days
Rise: 3:47 PM
Set: 4:27 AM
29 Tuesday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 95% ↑
Age: 12 days
Rise: 4:59 PM
Set: 5:08 AM
30 Wednesday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 99% ↑
Age: 13 days
Rise: 6:11 PM
Set: 5:47 AM
31 Thursday
Full Moon
7:43 AM
Worm Moon
Blue Moon
Supermoon
Penumbral lunar eclipse
Passover
Visible: 100%
Age: 14 days
Rise: 7:22 PM
Set: 6:25 AM
1 Friday
2 Saturday