SKY · MOON PHASE · USA
Moon Phase Tonight — New York
Tonight the Moon is a waxing gibbous, 84% lit. Here's when it rises and sets over New York in local time, and whether its light will brighten the sky for stargazing there.
Computed for New York (40.7°, -74.0°) · rise/set times in local time.
The Moon is below the horizon over New York right now — it rises at 5:58 PM. A bright Moon (84% lit) will wash out faint stars and the Milky Way tonight.
Will the Moon spoil stargazing tonight?
A bright Moon (84% 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 New York that's after 2:38 AM tonight.
New York right now
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SEE IT ON THE MAP
The live sky map shows the day/night line over New York in real time.