Lunar Calendar Month March 2026 (India)

The Moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth and the fifth largest moon in the Solar System. It is the largest natural satellite in the solar system relative to the size of its planet. The following is information specific for Delhi, India during March 2026.

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Date and time of moon phases

The information in the following table comes from calculations published by the Astronomical Applications Department of the U.S. Naval Observatory.

Moon phases	Dates	Time
full moon	2026-03-03	17:08
3rd quarter	2026-03-11	15:08
new moon	2026-03-19	06:53
1st quarter	2026-03-26	00:48

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

The following table shows the dates of perigee and apogee of the Moon during March 2026.

Position	Dates	Time	Distance	Notes
Apogee	2026-03-10	19:14	404,384 km
Perigee	2026-03-22	17:11	366,856 km

Eclipses in March 2026

The following is information about eclipses occuring worldwide during March 2026. The eclipses listed here may be totally visible, partly visible or not visible in any part of India.

Type	Dates	Saros	Notes
lunar eclipse	2026-03-03	133

Moon-Planet Conjunctions

A Moon-planet conjunction occurs when an astronomical object has either the same, or nearly the same, right ascension or the same ecliptic longitude of that of the Moon, as observed from Earth.

Astronomical Objects	Date and Time
Beehive	2026-03-01 01:37
Regulus	2026-03-02 17:30
Spica	2026-03-06 22:54
Antares	2026-03-10 17:02
Venus	2026-03-20 18:09
Pleiades	2026-03-23 14:02
Jupiter	2026-03-26 17:43
Beehive	2026-03-28 07:45
Regulus	2026-03-30 00:30

Illumination of the Moon

The following table depicts the illumination of the Moon, calculated at 00:00, throughtout the 31 days of March 2026.

March 2026
w	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Week 9	23 Monday	24 Tuesday	25 Wednesday	26 Thursday	27 Friday	28 Saturday	1Sunday 91.3% illuminated Age: 11.9
Week 10	2Monday 96.5% illuminated Age: 13	3Tuesday 99.4% illuminated Age: 14	4Wednesday 99.9% illuminated Age: 15.1	5Thursday 98.1% illuminated Age: 16.1	6Friday 94.3% illuminated Age: 17	7Saturday 88.8% illuminated Age: 18	8Sunday 81.9% illuminated Age: 18.9
Week 11	9Monday 74% illuminated Age: 19.8	10Tuesday 65.2% illuminated Age: 20.7	11Wednesday 56% illuminated Age: 21.6	12Thursday 46.6% illuminated Age: 22.5	13Friday 37.2% illuminated Age: 23.4	14Saturday 28.1% illuminated Age: 24.3	15Sunday 19.7% illuminated Age: 25.2
Week 12	16Monday 12.3% illuminated Age: 26.2	17Tuesday 6.3% illuminated Age: 27.2	18Wednesday 2.1% illuminated Age: 28.2	19Thursday 0.1% illuminated Age: 29.2	20Friday 0.7% illuminated Age: 0.8	21Saturday 3.9% illuminated Age: 1.9	22Sunday 9.6% illuminated Age: 3
Week 13	23Monday 17.6% illuminated Age: 4.1	24Tuesday 27.4% illuminated Age: 5.2	25Wednesday 38.2% illuminated Age: 6.3	26Thursday 49.5% illuminated Age: 7.3	27Friday 60.8% illuminated Age: 8.4	28Saturday 71.3% illuminated Age: 9.5	29Sunday 80.7% illuminated Age: 10.5
Week 14	30Monday 88.5% illuminated Age: 11.5	31Tuesday 94.4% illuminated Age: 12.5	1 Wednesday	2 Thursday	3 Friday	4 Saturday	5 Sunday
	6 Monday	7 Tuesday	8 Wednesday	9 Thursday	10 Friday	11 Saturday	12 Sunday