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Moon Phase Tonight — Santiago

Tonight the Moon is a last quarter, 49% 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
PhaseLast Quarter
Illuminated49% · waning
Moonrise1:28 AM
Moonset1:08 PM

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 (49% lit) will wash out faint stars and the Milky Way tonight.

Will the Moon spoil stargazing tonight?

Dark by6:43 PM
Sunrise7:43 AM
Moon up nowYes
Lit fraction49%

A bright Moon (49% 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 1:08 PM tonight.

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