SKY · MOON PHASE · USA
Moon Phase Tonight — Houston
Tonight the Moon is a waxing gibbous, 82% lit. Here's when it rises and sets over Houston in local time, and whether its light will brighten the sky for stargazing there.
THE MOON TONIGHT · HOUSTON
PhaseWaxing Gibbous
Illuminated82% · waxing
Moonrise5:47 PM
Moonset2:57 AM
Computed for Houston (29.8°, -95.4°) · rise/set times in local time.
The Moon is above the horizon over Houston right now. A bright Moon (82% lit) will wash out faint stars and the Milky Way tonight.
Will the Moon spoil stargazing tonight?
Dark by9:22 PM
Sunrise6:37 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 Houston that's after 2:57 AM tonight.
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