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Moon Phase Tonight — Tokyo
Tonight the Moon is a waxing gibbous, 86% lit. Here's when it rises and sets over Tokyo in local time, and whether its light will brighten the sky for stargazing there.
THE MOON TONIGHT · TOKYO
PhaseWaxing Gibbous
Illuminated86% · waxing
Moonrise4:45 PM
Moonset1:15 AM
Computed for Tokyo (35.7°, 139.7°) · rise/set times in local time.
The Moon is above the horizon over Tokyo right now. A bright Moon (86% lit) will wash out faint stars and the Milky Way tonight.
Will the Moon spoil stargazing tonight?
Dark by7:55 PM
Sunrise4:45 AM
Moon up nowYes
Lit fraction86%
A bright Moon (86% 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 Tokyo that's after 1:15 AM tonight.
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