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Does the phase of the moon affect the number of visible stars in the night sky?

April 26, 2017affect moon Night phase sky stars visible

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Does the phase of the moon affect the number of visible stars in the night sky?

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The phase of the Moon affects the number of stars visible in the night sky by creating sufficient background light that our eyes cannot discern fainter stars. So stargazing during a full Moon is rather pointless.