SKY · MOON PHASE · UK

Moon Phase Tonight — London

Tonight the Moon is a waxing gibbous, 81% lit. Here's when it rises and sets over London in local time, and whether its light will brighten the sky for stargazing there.

THE MOON TONIGHT · LONDON
PhaseWaxing Gibbous
Illuminated81% · waxing
Moonrise6:51 PM
Moonset12:46 AM

Computed for London (51.5°, -0.1°) · rise/set times in local time.

The Moon is above the horizon over London right now. A bright Moon (81% lit) will wash out faint stars and the Milky Way tonight.

Will the Moon spoil stargazing tonight?

Dark by10:41 PM
Sunrise5:16 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 London that's after 12:46 AM tonight.

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