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Moon Phase Tonight — Dubai

Tonight the Moon is a waxing gibbous, 86% lit. Here's when it rises and sets over Dubai in local time, and whether its light will brighten the sky for stargazing there.

THE MOON TONIGHT · DUBAI
PhaseWaxing Gibbous
Illuminated86% · waxing
Moonrise5:00 PM
Moonset2:35 AM

Computed for Dubai (25.2°, 55.3°) · rise/set times in local time.

The Moon is above the horizon over Dubai right now. A bright Moon (86% lit) will wash out faint stars and the Milky Way tonight.

Will the Moon spoil stargazing tonight?

Dark by8:05 PM
Sunrise5:45 AM
Moon up nowYes
Lit fraction86%

A bright Moon (86% 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 Dubai that's after 2:35 AM tonight.

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