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What's in the sky tonight over Missoula, MT

Sunset 8:59 PM, astronomical dark 11:06 PM, waning crescent moon at 31%.

Tonight at a glance

Sunset8:59 PM
Astronomical dark11:06 PM
Dawn4:17 AM
Sunrise6:24 AM
Moon phaseWaning Crescent
Moon lit31%

The night in words

From Missoula, MT (46.8787°, -113.9966°), the sun sets at 8:59 PM. Astronomical darkness — the point where the sky is as dark as it will get — begins at 11:06 PM and lasts until 4:17 AM.

The moon is a waning crescent at 31% illumination, currently 33° above the west horizon. That is dim enough to leave the sky usefully dark.

In the middle of the night, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus are above the horizon.

Planets visible tonight

PlanetPositionMagnitudeSets
Neptune29° southeast7.810:49 AM
Saturn25° southeast0.511:42 AM
Uranus6° northeast5.74:24 PM

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