Full moon of March 3, 2026 in Virgo

Full moon in Virgo: detail facing dream. On Tuesday March 3 at 12:38: a total lunar eclipse accompanies it.

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♍︎ Moon in Virgo

The essentials

The full moon of March 3 at a glance

For you

Tuesday March 3: a moment that tradition would judge suited to tidying up, caring for daily life, and small adjustments.

Date and time (Paris): Tuesday March 3, 2026, 12:38
The Moon: ♍︎ in Virgo
When to look (Paris): Tuesday March 3, in the evening, from 18:52
Next full moon: April 2, 2026, in Libra

The full moon in Virgo in tradition

Full moon in Virgo, with the Sun in Pisces: it arrives between late February and late March, just before the spring equinox.

The axis would set detail against blur, method against surrender, care for daily life against dreaming. Tradition would see in it a moment favorable to sorting and putting back in order what had scattered over the winter. Its almanac name is Snow Moon in February, Worm Moon in March, when the thawed ground lets earthworms reappear.

The Moon in: ♍︎ Virgo
Element and mode: Earth, mutable
Ruler of the sign: Mercury
The Moon there is: No particular dignity
The Sun opposite: ♓︎ Pisces
Time (Paris): March 3, 12:38

What tradition reads in every full moon →

Not a prediction: phases and dates are calculated by the site’s engine; the traditions, reported in the conditional, are not to be followed blindly. Why?

The month’s sky

The sky of March

Worm Moon, or Crow Moon and Sap Moon depending on the sources: the almanacs link these names to the thaw, when earthworms come back to the surface, crows return, and sap rises in the maples.

Recharging a crystal → Same theme: the full moon of rituals

Calculated for this date

This full moon in figures

Total lunar eclipse the same day, not visible from Paris.

Exact instant (Paris): 12:38Tuesday March 3, 11:38 UTC
Earth-Moon distance: 382,603 kmNeither a supermoon nor a micromoon
Apparent size: 31.2′about the same as at the average distance
Moonrise in Paris: 18:52Sunset: 18:37
Highest in Paris: 48°Next moonrise: 1 hr 15 min later
Constellation: LeoTropical sign: Virgo
Nearest perigee: 370,125 kmFebruary 25, 6 days and 12 hours before
Season: winter: 3rd of 329 days and 13 hours since the previous one

Calendar

The full moons of 2026

The full moons of 2026, Paris time
Date	Time	Moon in
Saturday January 311:03	11:03	♋︎ Cancer
Sunday February 123:09	23:09	♌︎ Leo
Tuesday March 312:38	12:38	♍︎ Virgo
Thursday April 204:12	04:12	♎︎ Libra
Friday May 119:23	19:23	♏︎ Scorpio
Sunday May 3110:45Blue moon: 2nd of the month	10:45	♐︎ Sagittarius
Tuesday June 3001:57	01:57	♑︎ Capricorn
Wednesday July 2916:36	16:36	♒︎ Aquarius
Friday August 2806:19	06:19	♓︎ Pisces
Saturday September 2618:49	18:49	♈︎ Aries
Monday October 2605:12	05:12	♉︎ Taurus
Tuesday November 2415:54	15:54	♊︎ Gemini
Thursday December 2402:28	02:28	♋︎ Cancer

New moons around it: February 17 (13:01, Moon in Aquarius) and March 19 (02:24, Moon in Pisces). All lunations of 2026 and 2027 →

How is it calculated?

Instant when the Moon is 180° from the Sun in longitude, calculated to the second by the site’s engine.

Frequently asked questions about the full moon of March 3

What time is the full moon on March 3 2026?

On Tuesday March 3 2026, at 12:38 French time; a site that shows universal time will say 11:38. Moonrise in Paris: 18:52, or 15 minutes after sunset (18:37); maximum height: 48°. As the instant falls after noon, the night that follows is the closest for observing it.

Is the full moon of March 3 2026 a supermoon?

No, neither a supermoon nor a micromoon: the 7th closest of the 13 full moons of 2026. The Moon is then at 382,603 km and its disk measures 31.2 minutes of arc, about the same as at the average distance. Richard Nolle, who launched the word in 1979, started from perigee: the nearest falls on February 25, 6 days and 12 hours before, at 370,125 km.