April 9, 2023

Tonight, the Moon will rise around midnight. The Moon will exhibit a waning gibbous phase tonight with 82% disk illumination. Later around 2 am, the bright star you will see near the Moon is the red supergiant called Antares. This is the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius.

The southeastern horizon as it will appear tonight at 2 am. A waning gibbous moon appear very close to the red star Antares. Star map created using Stellarium