SKY · MOON PHASE · NEW ZEALAND
Moon Phase Tonight — Christchurch
Tonight the Moon is a waxing crescent, 23% lit. Here's when it rises and sets over Christchurch in local time, and whether its light will brighten the sky for stargazing there.
Computed for Christchurch (-43.5°, 172.6°) · rise/set times in local time.
The Moon is above the horizon over Christchurch right now. A modest Moon — bright planets and constellations are fine, faint detail less so.
Will the Moon spoil stargazing tonight?
A modest Moon — bright planets and constellations are fine, faint detail less so.
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 Christchurch that's after 9:50 PM tonight.
Christchurch right now
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SEE IT ON THE MAP
The live sky map shows the day/night line over Christchurch in real time.