SKY · MOON PHASE · CHINA
Moon Phase Tonight — Beijing
Tonight the Moon is a waxing gibbous, 81% lit. Here's when it rises and sets over Beijing in local time, and whether its light will brighten the sky for stargazing there.
Computed for Beijing (39.9°, 116.4°) · rise/set times in local time.
The Moon is below the horizon over Beijing right now — it rises at 4:41 PM. A bright Moon (81% lit) will wash out faint stars and the Milky Way tonight.
Will the Moon spoil stargazing tonight?
A bright Moon (81% 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 Beijing that's after 1:31 AM tonight.
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