moon visible tonight ?

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moon visible tonight ?

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is the moon visible tonight ?

sorry ah, i am not too familiar with the 1st/15th day of the month so i cant tell whether will the moon be up tonight or not.

if it is, what time and direction?
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Post by weixing »

Hi,
is the moon visible tonight ?
Technically no... the Moon will only rise after mid-night which is consider tomorrow liao... :P
sorry ah, i am not too familiar with the 1st/15th day of the month so i cant tell whether will the moon be up tonight or not.
You can download those free astronomy software:
1) Astro Planner (partial free): http://www.ilangainc.com/astroplanner/
2) Sky Charts (free): http://www.stargazing.net/astropc/index.html

Or you can visit NEA website to find the information:
http://app.nea.gov.sg/cms/htdocs/article.asp?pid=2269
if it is, what time and direction?
Direction?? Err... East lor.... Same as stars, planets and Sun.

Have a nice day.
Yang Weixing
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