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Moon Phase Tonight — Portland
Tonight the Moon is a waxing crescent, 6% lit. Here's when it rises and sets over Portland in local time, and whether its light will brighten the sky for stargazing there.
THE MOON TONIGHT · PORTLAND
PhaseWaxing Crescent
Illuminated6% · waxing
Moonrise8:10 AM
Moonset11:15 PM
Computed for Portland (45.5°, -122.7°) · rise/set times in local time.
The Moon is above the horizon over Portland right now. The Moon is nearly out of the way — dark skies for faint objects.
Will the Moon spoil stargazing tonight?
Dark by10:30 PM
Sunrise5:25 AM
Moon up nowYes
Lit fraction6%
The Moon is nearly out of the way — dark skies for faint objects.
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 Portland that's after 11:15 PM tonight.
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