SKY · MOON PHASE · USA
Moon Phase Tonight — Phoenix
Tonight the Moon is a waxing gibbous, 81% lit. Here's when it rises and sets over Phoenix in local time, and whether its light will brighten the sky for stargazing there.
Computed for Phoenix (33.4°, -112.1°) · rise/set times in local time.
The Moon is below the horizon over Phoenix right now — it rises at 4:11 PM. A bright Moon (81% lit) will wash out faint stars and the Milky Way tonight.
Will the Moon spoil stargazing tonight?
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 Phoenix that's after 1:51 AM tonight.
Phoenix right now
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SEE IT ON THE MAP
The live sky map shows the day/night line over Phoenix in real time.