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Moon Phase Tonight — Santiago
Tonight the Moon is a waxing gibbous, 82% lit. Here's when it rises and sets over Santiago in local time, and whether its light will brighten the sky for stargazing there.
THE MOON TONIGHT · SANTIAGO
PhaseWaxing Gibbous
Illuminated82% · waxing
Moonrise2:28 PM
Moonset4:48 AM
Computed for Santiago (-33.4°, -70.7°) · rise/set times in local time.
The Moon is above the horizon over Santiago right now. A bright Moon (82% lit) will wash out faint stars and the Milky Way tonight.
Will the Moon spoil stargazing tonight?
Dark by6:58 PM
Sunrise7:43 AM
Moon up nowYes
Lit fraction82%
A bright Moon (82% 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 Santiago that's after 4:48 AM tonight.
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