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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