SKY · MOON PHASE · USA
Moon Phase Tonight — Chicago
Tonight the Moon is a waxing gibbous, 81% lit. Here's when it rises and sets over Chicago in local time, and whether its light will brighten the sky for stargazing there.
Computed for Chicago (41.9°, -87.6°) · rise/set times in local time.
The Moon is below the horizon over Chicago right now — it rises at 5:01 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 Chicago that's after 1:41 AM tonight.
Chicago right now
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