Poor moon phase lighting effect - moon too bright

The night in full-moon nights is much to bright.
It looks like the sunset will not complete.

This is a problem which occur also in other sim’s but in MSFS it is very poor.
So, I only know a workarround: Set manualy a date with new-moon phase.
For use with live weather it’s only possible in the main menu.

I started an hour ago 11:30 UTC in Colorado Springs KCOS, and it looks awesome…

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In my opinion, it’s to bright.
Yesterday I made a flight from LICR to LIRQ and the time was 01:00UTC and I saw the whole ground was illuminated. Its unrealistic.

The whole ground IS illuminated on full moon in real life. Up in the sky it is even brighter.

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and where is the screenshot ?

This is to bright in my opinion. Screenshot in Bulgaria near midnight.
It looks like sun will not go down complete during full-moon phases.

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Well, It always happens with moonlight. Is so bright. Moon nights are unreal in this simulator. We need more darkness. With full moon nights seem day.

I fly a lot for my work. In real life, ground is black at night. You have difficulty even seeing your own plane (wings, engines, etc.) through the window. Only a few reflections of the moon on the fuselage are perceptible, the rest is black. In full moon nights you can see almost nothing on ground when you are flying. In this simulator, full moon is too bright.

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Agree on the topic. Moon is way too bright. We are less than half moon and in the simulator reflections are as bright as IRL full moon. Moon lightining should be reduced to a third of what it actually is.