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Moon Phase Tonight — Rio de Janeiro

Tonight the Moon is a waxing crescent, 6% lit. Here's when it rises and sets over Rio de Janeiro in local time, and whether its light will brighten the sky for stargazing there.

THE MOON TONIGHT · RIO DE JANEIRO
PhaseWaxing Crescent
Illuminated6% · waxing
Moonrise9:04 AM
Moonset8:14 PM

Computed for Rio de Janeiro (-22.9°, -43.2°) · rise/set times in local time.

The Moon is below the horizon over Rio de Janeiro right now — it rises at 9:04 AM. The Moon is nearly out of the way — dark skies for faint objects.

Will the Moon spoil stargazing tonight?

Dark by6:09 PM
Sunrise6:34 AM
Moon up nowNo
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 Rio de Janeiro that's after 8:14 PM tonight.

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