Full Moon & New Moon — March 2026
March 2026 brings a full moon on March 3 (a total lunar eclipse) and a new moon on March 18. Exact times are US Eastern, computed from the Swiss Ephemeris, with the zodiac degree each moon falls at.
✦Reviewed by the CosmyDay Astrology TeamLast reviewed August 2026
Moon phases in March 2026
- ●Full Moon — March 3, 20266:38 AM ET · 12° Virgo · Total lunar eclipse
- ○New Moon — March 18, 20269:23 PM ET · 28° Pisces
Times localized to US Eastern. Source: Swiss Ephemeris.
Full Moon in Virgo — March 3, 2026
Exact at 6:38 AM ET · 12° Virgo · Total lunar eclipse
This one is also an eclipse — total, at 12° Virgo. A lunar eclipse is a full moon that passes through Earth's own shadow, which is why it reddens rather than dims. Astrologically an eclipse is read as this moon on a longer fuse: weeks rather than days, and more often a door that closes behind you than one you can walk back through.
The system, not the effort
A Virgo full moon exposes the gap between how hard you have been working and how well the arrangement actually works. Small failures cluster — the calendar, the handover, the thing only you know how to do. The temptation is to work harder through it. Virgo's actual instruction is subtraction: one process ends here, and the relief is disproportionate to its size.
More on this placement: Moon in Virgo · Virgo sign profile
New Moon in Pisces — March 18, 2026
Exact at 9:23 PM ET · 28° Pisces
Make room for the unmeasured
A Pisces new moon opens the intentions that resist metrics: the creative work with no market, the rest you keep postponing, the forgiveness that would cost you a grievance you are fond of. Pisces asks for space rather than effort. Whatever you set here needs an unscheduled hour to grow in, or it will not.
More on this placement: Moon in Pisces · Pisces sign profile
What else the sky is doing in March 2026
- ◐Eclipse: Total lunar eclipse on March 3, 2026 (12° Virgo) — full eclipse calendar
- ℞Retrograde: Jupiter (November 11, 2025 → March 10, 2026) and Mercury (February 26, 2026 → March 20, 2026) — retrograde calendar
- ☉Zodiac season: Aries season begins March 20, 2026 — all season dates
How these dates were calculated
A new moon is the instant the Moon and Sun share the same ecliptic longitude; a full moon is the instant they sit exactly opposite. Both are single moments rather than nights, and both are computed here directly from the Swiss Ephemeris — the engine professional astrology software runs on — then localized to US Eastern Time. Nothing on this page is copied from another calendar.
The degree matters more than the phase. A full moon at 12° Virgo activates whatever sits near that degree in your own chart, which is why one lunation flattens one person and passes another entirely. To find out which of your placements March 2026's moons touch, cast your free natal chart and compare the degrees, then read your monthly horoscope for the wider context.
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Frequently asked questions
When is the full moon in March 2026?
The March 2026 full moon is exact on March 3, 2026 at 6:38 AM ET, at 12° Virgo.
When is the new moon in March 2026?
The March 2026 new moon is exact on March 18, 2026 at 9:23 PM ET, at 28° Pisces.
What sign is the full moon in March 2026?
Virgo — exact at 12° Virgo on March 3, 2026. A full moon always falls in the sign opposite the Sun, because the two stand exactly across the zodiac from each other at that moment.
Is there an eclipse in March 2026?
Yes — a total lunar eclipse on March 3, 2026 at 6:34 AM ET, at 12° Virgo. Solar eclipses always happen at a new moon and lunar eclipses at a full moon, which is why the eclipse shares its date with one of the moons above.
Which planets are retrograde in March 2026?
Jupiter (November 11, 2025 to March 10, 2026) and Mercury (February 26, 2026 to March 20, 2026) — retrograde for at least part of March 2026.
Which time zone are these moon times in?
US Eastern. A new or full moon is one instant worldwide, so the local clock date can shift by a day elsewhere — the moment itself does not move.