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March 2026

  • 31 days
  • Starts Sunday
  • Ends Tuesday
  • 22 working days
  • 9 weekend days
  • ISO weeks 9–14
Calendar grid for 3/2026, weeks starting Sun
ISO week number, Monday to Sunday
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11
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14

Holiday or observanceWeekend

Holidays in March

  • Daylight Saving Time beginsMar 8
  • St. Patrick's DayMar 17

Federal holidays from 5 U.S.C. §6103, plus widely kept US observances. 5 religious dates fall in March 2026 as well — see the calendar with every holiday.

Moon phases

  • Full moon

    Tue, Mar 3

    6:37 AM ET

  • Last quarter

    Wed, Mar 11

    5:38 AM ET

  • New moon

    Wed, Mar 18

    9:23 PM ET

  • First quarter

    Wed, Mar 25

    3:17 PM ET

Times in US Eastern. Computed from Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms, ch. 49.

The moon through March

  1. 1
  2. 3
  3. 5
  4. 7
  5. 9
  6. 11
  7. 13
  8. 15
  9. 17
  10. 19
  11. 21
  12. 23
  13. 25
  14. 27
  15. 29
  16. 31
The moon every other evening, drawn at its true illumination. The terminator is a semi-ellipse, not a straight edge — it only looks straight at the quarters.

About March 2026

March 2026 has 31 days. It begins on a Sunday and ends on a Tuesday, which gives the month five Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays — and only four of every other weekday. Of its 22 weekdays, none is a federal holiday, leaving 22 working days.

The March equinox falls on Friday, March 20, 2026, the 20th of the month.

2026 at a glance

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