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Moon Phase Tonight — Lima
Tonight the Moon is a waxing gibbous, 81% lit. Here's when it rises and sets over Lima in local time, and whether its light will brighten the sky for stargazing there.
THE MOON TONIGHT · LIMA
PhaseWaxing Gibbous
Illuminated81% · waxing
Moonrise2:51 PM
Moonset3:16 AM
Computed for Lima (-12.0°, -77.0°) · rise/set times in local time.
The Moon is above the horizon over Lima right now. A bright Moon (81% lit) will wash out faint stars and the Milky Way tonight.
Will the Moon spoil stargazing tonight?
Dark by6:51 PM
Sunrise6:31 AM
Moon up nowYes
Lit fraction81%
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 Lima that's after 3:16 AM tonight.
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