SKY · MOON PHASE · AUSTRALIA
Moon Phase Tonight — Sydney
Tonight the Moon is a waxing gibbous, 85% lit. Here's when it rises and sets over Sydney in local time, and whether its light will brighten the sky for stargazing there.
THE MOON TONIGHT · SYDNEY
PhaseWaxing Gibbous
Illuminated85% · waxing
Moonrise1:58 PM
Moonset4:23 AM
Computed for Sydney (-33.9°, 151.2°) · rise/set times in local time.
The Moon is above the horizon over Sydney right now. A bright Moon (85% lit) will wash out faint stars and the Milky Way tonight.
Will the Moon spoil stargazing tonight?
Dark by6:08 PM
Sunrise6:53 AM
Moon up nowYes
Lit fraction85%
A bright Moon (85% 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 Sydney that's after 4:23 AM tonight.
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