SKY · MOON PHASE · NEW ZEALAND
Moon Phase Tonight — Auckland
Tonight the Moon is a waxing gibbous, 84% lit. Here's when it rises and sets over Auckland in local time, and whether its light will brighten the sky for stargazing there.
Computed for Auckland (-36.9°, 174.8°) · rise/set times in local time.
The Moon is above the horizon over Auckland right now. A bright Moon (84% lit) will wash out faint stars and the Milky Way tonight.
Will the Moon spoil stargazing tonight?
A bright Moon (84% lit) will wash out faint stars and the Milky Way tonight.
A bright, high Moon drowns out faint stars, nebulae and the Milky Way. The best deep-sky nights are around the new Moon, or when the Moon has set — for Auckland that's after 4:59 AM tonight.
Auckland right now
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