moon .5deg.comMarch 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Bentota, Sri Lanka (Southern). This month starts with moon illumination of 91.3% (01. March, 00:00) and ends with 98.2% (31. March, 23:59). Full moon (Bentota Local time): • 2026-03-03, 17:09
Graph is showing the illumination of the moon at 12:00 (in local time) for shown day, 100% = full moon, 0% = new moon:
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth (March 2026) minimal-maximal:
363 310 km225 750 mi -
405 488 km251 959 mi
View angle: maximal: 0.548°, minimal: 0.491°
Table view of above data: infoMoon illumination & Distance 
12:00
| date | Day | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon illumination | Distance |
| 01 | Sunday | 16:39 | 04:31 | 94.2% | 374534 km |
| 02 | Monday | 17:32 | 05:20 | 98.3% | 379078 km |
| 03 | Tuesday | 18:21 | 06:05 | 99.9% | 383872 km |
| 04 | Wednesday | 19:08 | 06:46 | 99.3% | 388656 km |
| 05 | Thursday | 19:54 | 07:27 | 96.5% | 393179 km |
| 06 | Friday | 20:39 | 08:07 | 91.8% | 397219 km |
| 07 | Saturday | 21:26 | 08:47 | 85.5% | 400593 km |
| 08 | Sunday | 22:14 | 09:30 | 78.1% | 403157 km |
| 09 | Monday | 23:04 | 10:14 | 69.7% | 404809 km |
| 10 | Tuesday | 23:55 | 11:01 | 60.7% | 405488 km |
| 11 | Wednesday | 00:00 | 11:51 | 51.3% | 405166 km |
| 12 | Thursday | 00:47 | 12:43 | 41.9% | 403850 km |
| 13 | Friday | 01:39 | 13:36 | 32.6% | 401583 km |
| 14 | Saturday | 02:29 | 14:28 | 23.8% | 398448 km |
| 15 | Sunday | 03:17 | 15:20 | 15.8% | 394572 km |
| 16 | Monday | 04:03 | 16:10 | 9.1% | 390129 km |
| 17 | Tuesday | 04:47 | 16:59 | 3.9% | 385339 km |
| 18 | Wednesday | 05:31 | 17:49 | 0.8% | 380453 km |
| 19 | Thursday | 06:14 | 18:39 | 0.1% | 375745 km |
| 20 | Friday | 06:58 | 19:31 | 1.9% | 371489 km |
| 21 | Saturday | 07:46 | 20:26 | 6.5% | 367937 km |
| 22 | Sunday | 08:36 | 21:25 | 13.4% | 365298 km |
| 23 | Monday | 09:32 | 22:26 | 22.3% | 363727 km |
| 24 | Tuesday | 10:31 | 23:30 | 32.7% | 363310 km |
| 25 | Wednesday | 11:34 | 00:00 | 43.8% | 364064 km |
| 26 | Thursday | 12:36 | 00:32 | 55.2% | 365933 km |
| 27 | Friday | 13:37 | 01:32 | 66.2% | 368799 km |
| 28 | Saturday | 14:33 | 02:26 | 76.2% | 372486 km |
| 29 | Sunday | 15:26 | 03:16 | 84.8% | 376778 km |
| 30 | Monday | 16:15 | 04:01 | 91.7% | 381431 km |
| 31 | Tuesday | 17:02 | 04:43 | 96.6% | 386192 km |