August 6, 202308/06/2023 09:46:08 AMBakersfield night sky in mid-August at 1:30AM looking east2023bnsSaturday, August 6, 2023 Tonight, the moon is in a waning gibbous phase, two days before third (or last) quarter. That means it will be just a waning crescent phase this coming Saturday night (the night of August 12/13, rising at about 3:30 a.m....