Waxing Gibbous
96%
- Rise
- 4:48 PM
- Set
- 5:33 AM
Moon Phases March 2026 in Boca Raton, Florida
Boca Raton, Florida, United States
Daily moon phases, illumination, moonrise and moonset for Boca Raton, in local time (America/New_York). Next full moon: Worm Moon on Tuesday, March 3.
Boca Raton · Sunday, March 1, 2026 Today
Waxing Gibbous
- Illumination
- 96.3%
- Moon age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 376,511 km
- Moonrise
- 4:48 PM
- Moonset
- 5:33 AM
- Highest
- 11:33 PM
at . Next: Full Moon on Tue, Mar 3 at 6:37 AM. Worm Moon in 2 days.
Between first quarter and full moon the Moon is waxing gibbous: more than half lit and growing each night. It rises in the afternoon, dominates the evening sky and sets after midnight.
Click any day in the calendar or pick a date above to see its details here.
March 2026 calendar
Waxing Gibbous
99%
- Rise
- 5:49 PM
- Set
- 6:10 AM
Worm Moon
- Rise
- 6:47 PM
- Set
- 6:43 AM
Waning Gibbous
98%
- Rise
- 7:44 PM
- Set
- 7:14 AM
Waning Gibbous
95%
- Rise
- 8:39 PM
- Set
- 7:45 AM
Waning Gibbous
89%
- Rise
- 9:34 PM
- Set
- 8:15 AM
Waning Gibbous
82%
- Rise
- 10:30 PM
- Set
- 8:47 AM
Waning Gibbous
75%
- Rise
- —
- Set
- 10:22 AM
Waning Gibbous
66%
- Rise
- 12:26 AM
- Set
- 11:01 AM
Waning Gibbous
57%
- Rise
- 1:22 AM
- Set
- 11:45 AM
Last Quarter
- Rise
- 2:17 AM
- Set
- 12:34 PM
Waning Crescent
38%
- Rise
- 3:09 AM
- Set
- 1:27 PM
Waning Crescent
29%
- Rise
- 3:58 AM
- Set
- 2:24 PM
Waning Crescent
21%
- Rise
- 4:42 AM
- Set
- 3:22 PM
Waning Crescent
13%
- Rise
- 5:22 AM
- Set
- 4:22 PM
Waning Crescent
7%
- Rise
- 5:58 AM
- Set
- 5:21 PM
Waning Crescent
2%
- Rise
- 6:32 AM
- Set
- 6:21 PM
New Moon
- Rise
- 7:05 AM
- Set
- 7:21 PM
Waxing Crescent
1%
- Rise
- 7:37 AM
- Set
- 8:23 PM
Waxing Crescent
3%
- Rise
- 8:12 AM
- Set
- 9:27 PM
Waxing Crescent
9%
- Rise
- 8:50 AM
- Set
- 10:34 PM
Waxing Crescent
17%
- Rise
- 9:33 AM
- Set
- 11:43 PM
Waxing Crescent
26%
- Rise
- 10:23 AM
- Set
- —
Waxing Crescent
37%
- Rise
- 11:19 AM
- Set
- 12:52 AM
First Quarter
- Rise
- 12:22 PM
- Set
- 1:58 AM
Waxing Gibbous
60%
- Rise
- 1:28 PM
- Set
- 2:57 AM
Waxing Gibbous
70%
- Rise
- 2:34 PM
- Set
- 3:48 AM
Waxing Gibbous
80%
- Rise
- 3:38 PM
- Set
- 4:32 AM
Waxing Gibbous
88%
- Rise
- 4:39 PM
- Set
- 5:10 AM
Waxing Gibbous
94%
- Rise
- 5:37 PM
- Set
- 5:44 AM
Waxing Gibbous
98%
- Rise
- 6:33 PM
- Set
- 6:15 AM
Times are local to Boca Raton (America/New_York). A dash means the moon does not rise or set on that date.
Moon phases in March 2026
| Phase | Local date and time | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon · Worm Moon | Tue, Mar 3 at 6:37 AM | Mar 3, 11:37 |
| Last Quarter | Wed, Mar 11 at 5:38 AM | Mar 11, 09:38 |
| New Moon | Wed, Mar 18 at 9:23 PM | Mar 19, 01:23 |
| First Quarter | Wed, Mar 25 at 3:17 PM | Mar 25, 19:17 |
About the Waxing Gibbous
Between first quarter and full moon the Moon is waxing gibbous: more than half lit and growing each night. It rises in the afternoon, dominates the evening sky and sets after midnight.
Its brightness climbs quickly during this phase, from about a tenth of full-moon brightness at first quarter to full within a week, because the Moon's rough surface reflects most strongly when the Sun is directly behind the observer.
Lore and folklore
The swelling moon was traditionally a time of increase: livestock fattened, crops filled out, and anything meant to grow was tended now. In some traditions it was the best time to gather herbs, when their vigour was thought to peak.
Gibbous comes from the Latin for hump-backed, a plain description of the bulging shape.
Trivia
- The Moon's brightness is not proportional to the lit area; a half moon is only about a tenth as bright as a full moon.
- The waxing gibbous is the phase most often noticed in daytime, high in the afternoon sky.
- Around this phase the bright crater rays, streaks of ejected rock, become obvious to the naked eye.
- The gibbous Moon rises later each day by anything from 30 to 70 minutes depending on the season.
Select any day in the calendar to read about its phase.
This month's full moon: the Worm Moon
The last full moon of winter, named for the earthworms and beetle larvae that appear as the ground thaws.
Another reading credits beetle larvae emerging from tree bark. The Crow Moon, Sap Moon and Lenten Moon are alternatives. When it falls before the March equinox it is the last full moon of winter; after it, the first of spring, which sets the date of Easter in the Christian calendar.
Lore
The March moon marked the thaw: the return of earthworms, robins and rising sap. In Europe it was the Lenten Moon when it fell before the equinox, or the Paschal Moon that fixes Easter when it fell after. Old lore watched it for signs of a late frost.
Trivia
- Easter is the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after March 21, so the Worm Moon or Pink Moon decides the date.
- Some scholars trace the Worm Moon to beetle larvae emerging from bark rather than to earthworms.
- The equinox full moon rises almost exactly due east.
Gardening by the Moon in March 2026
- Mar 1 to Mar 2 · Fruiting crops: Sow above-ground crops whose seeds form inside the fruit: beans, peas, tomatoes, peppers, squash, cucumbers, melons. Graft, repot and sow lawns.
- Mar 3 to Mar 10 · Root crops: Plant root crops and anything that overwinters: carrots, beets, potatoes, onions, garlic, bulbs, perennials, trees and shrubs. Prune to slow growth.
- Mar 11 to Mar 18 · Rest and tend: Rest days for the soil: weed, cultivate, turn compost, harvest crops for storage, prune to discourage regrowth, prepare beds. Avoid sowing.
- Mar 19 to Mar 25 · Leafy crops: Sow leafy crops and above-ground annuals whose seeds form outside the fruit: lettuce, spinach, cabbage, broccoli, celery, herbs. Transplant seedlings. Mow to encourage growth.
- Mar 26 to Mar 31 · Fruiting crops: Sow above-ground crops whose seeds form inside the fruit: beans, peas, tomatoes, peppers, squash, cucumbers, melons. Graft, repot and sow lawns.
Full planting calendar for March › · How gardening by the moon works
How to read this moon calendar
Each day shows the Moon as it looks from Boca Raton at midday local time, with the illuminated percentage, moonrise and moonset. Days with a principal phase show the exact local time the phase occurs. Because the Moon moves about 50 minutes later each day, roughly once a month there is a date with no moonrise or no moonset at all.
The eight phases of the Moon
New Moon
The Moon sits between Earth and the Sun. Its lit side faces away from us, so it is invisible in the night sky. A new lunar month begins.
Waxing Crescent
A thin sliver grows each evening after sunset. Look low in the west shortly after dusk.
First Quarter
Half the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midday and sets around midnight, so it is high in the sky at sunset.
Waxing Gibbous
More than half lit and growing. It rises in the afternoon and shines most of the night.
Full Moon
The whole face is lit. It rises at sunset and sets at sunrise. Each full moon carries a traditional name.
Waning Gibbous
The lit portion shrinks. It rises after sunset and is still up in the morning sky.
Last Quarter
Half lit again, on the opposite side. It rises around midnight and is best seen in the early morning.
Waning Crescent
A thinning sliver before dawn in the east, fading toward the next new moon.