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Moon Phase Tonight — Denver
Tonight the Moon is a waxing gibbous, 82% lit. Here's when it rises and sets over Denver in local time, and whether its light will brighten the sky for stargazing there.
THE MOON TONIGHT · DENVER
PhaseWaxing Gibbous
Illuminated82% · waxing
Moonrise—
Moonset2:00 AM
Computed for Denver (39.7°, -105.0°) · rise/set times in local time.
The Moon is above the horizon over Denver right now. A bright Moon (82% lit) will wash out faint stars and the Milky Way tonight.
Will the Moon spoil stargazing tonight?
Dark by9:30 PM
Sunrise5:55 AM
Moon up nowYes
Lit fraction82%
A bright Moon (82% 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 Denver that's after 2:00 AM tonight.
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