moon .5deg.comMarch 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Matamata, New Zealand (Waikato, Matamata-Piako District). This month starts with moon illumination of 89.2% (01. March, 00:00) and ends with 97.2% (31. March, 23:59). Full moon (Matamata Local time): • 2026-03-04, 00:39
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:
363 314 km225 753 mi -
405 383 km251 893 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 | 18:47 | 03:56 | 92.4% | 373206 km |
| 02 | Monday | 19:18 | 05:09 | 97.3% | 377619 km |
| 03 | Tuesday | 19:44 | 06:18 | 99.7% | 382363 km |
| 04 | Wednesday | 20:08 | 07:26 | 99.7% | 387178 km |
| 05 | Thursday | 20:31 | 08:30 | 97.6% | 391807 km |
| 06 | Friday | 20:54 | 09:33 | 93.4% | 396020 km |
| 07 | Saturday | 21:19 | 10:35 | 87.6% | 399619 km |
| 08 | Sunday | 21:47 | 11:38 | 80.5% | 402449 km |
| 09 | Monday | 22:20 | 12:40 | 72.4% | 404395 km |
| 10 | Tuesday | 22:58 | 13:41 | 63.5% | 405383 km |
| 11 | Wednesday | 23:44 | 14:39 | 54.3% | 405375 km |
| 12 | Thursday | 00:00 | 15:33 | 44.8% | 404366 km |
| 13 | Friday | 00:36 | 16:20 | 35.5% | 402389 km |
| 14 | Saturday | 01:35 | 17:01 | 26.5% | 399514 km |
| 15 | Sunday | 02:38 | 17:36 | 18.2% | 395853 km |
| 16 | Monday | 03:44 | 18:06 | 11% | 391566 km |
| 17 | Tuesday | 04:50 | 18:33 | 5.3% | 386858 km |
| 18 | Wednesday | 05:58 | 18:58 | 1.5% | 381973 km |
| 19 | Thursday | 07:06 | 19:24 | 0% | 377181 km |
| 20 | Friday | 08:15 | 19:50 | 1.1% | 372755 km |
| 21 | Saturday | 09:28 | 20:18 | 4.8% | 368958 km |
| 22 | Sunday | 10:42 | 20:53 | 11% | 366014 km |
| 23 | Monday | 11:59 | 21:34 | 19.3% | 364096 km |
| 24 | Tuesday | 13:13 | 22:24 | 29.3% | 363314 km |
| 25 | Wednesday | 14:22 | 23:25 | 40.3% | 363704 km |
| 26 | Thursday | 15:21 | 00:00 | 51.7% | 365235 km |
| 27 | Friday | 16:09 | 00:33 | 62.8% | 367806 km |
| 28 | Saturday | 16:48 | 01:45 | 73.2% | 371258 km |
| 29 | Sunday | 17:20 | 02:57 | 82.3% | 375386 km |
| 30 | Monday | 17:47 | 04:06 | 89.7% | 379953 km |
| 31 | Tuesday | 18:11 | 05:13 | 95.2% | 384708 km |