moon .5deg.comMarch 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Matara, 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 (Matara 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 | 16:38 | 04:28 | 94.2% | 374534 km |
| 02 | Monday | 17:31 | 05:17 | 98.3% | 379078 km |
| 03 | Tuesday | 18:19 | 06:02 | 99.9% | 383872 km |
| 04 | Wednesday | 19:06 | 06:44 | 99.3% | 388656 km |
| 05 | Thursday | 19:52 | 07:25 | 96.5% | 393179 km |
| 06 | Friday | 20:37 | 08:05 | 91.8% | 397219 km |
| 07 | Saturday | 21:23 | 08:45 | 85.5% | 400593 km |
| 08 | Sunday | 22:11 | 09:28 | 78.1% | 403157 km |
| 09 | Monday | 23:01 | 10:12 | 69.7% | 404809 km |
| 10 | Tuesday | 23:52 | 11:00 | 60.7% | 405488 km |
| 11 | Wednesday | 00:00 | 11:50 | 51.3% | 405166 km |
| 12 | Thursday | 00:43 | 12:41 | 41.9% | 403850 km |
| 13 | Friday | 01:36 | 13:35 | 32.6% | 401583 km |
| 14 | Saturday | 02:25 | 14:26 | 23.8% | 398448 km |
| 15 | Sunday | 03:14 | 15:18 | 15.8% | 394572 km |
| 16 | Monday | 04:00 | 16:08 | 9.1% | 390129 km |
| 17 | Tuesday | 04:45 | 16:57 | 3.9% | 385339 km |
| 18 | Wednesday | 05:29 | 17:47 | 0.8% | 380453 km |
| 19 | Thursday | 06:12 | 18:36 | 0.1% | 375745 km |
| 20 | Friday | 06:56 | 19:29 | 1.9% | 371489 km |
| 21 | Saturday | 07:44 | 20:23 | 6.5% | 367937 km |
| 22 | Sunday | 08:35 | 21:22 | 13.4% | 365298 km |
| 23 | Monday | 09:31 | 22:23 | 22.3% | 363727 km |
| 24 | Tuesday | 10:30 | 23:27 | 32.7% | 363310 km |
| 25 | Wednesday | 11:33 | 00:00 | 43.8% | 364064 km |
| 26 | Thursday | 12:35 | 00:29 | 55.2% | 365933 km |
| 27 | Friday | 13:36 | 01:29 | 66.2% | 368799 km |
| 28 | Saturday | 14:32 | 02:23 | 76.2% | 372486 km |
| 29 | Sunday | 15:25 | 03:13 | 84.8% | 376778 km |
| 30 | Monday | 16:13 | 03:58 | 91.7% | 381431 km |
| 31 | Tuesday | 17:00 | 04:40 | 96.6% | 386192 km |