SKY · MOON PHASE · USA
Moon Phase Tonight — Washington, D.C.
Tonight the Moon is a waxing crescent, 6% lit. Here's when it rises and sets over Washington, D.C. in local time, and whether its light will brighten the sky for stargazing there.
Computed for Washington, D.C. (38.9°, -77.0°) · rise/set times in local time.
The Moon is below the horizon over Washington, D.C. right now — it rises at 8:20 AM. The Moon is nearly out of the way — dark skies for faint objects.
Will the Moon spoil stargazing tonight?
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 Washington, D.C. that's after 11:25 PM tonight.
Washington, D.C. right now
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