The zeroth and second moment of the collision induced light scattering in argon have been measured as a function of the density in the gas phase up to 530 amagat at room temperature and in the liquid phase near the triple point. The experimental results have been compared with molecular dynamics calculations in both phases assuming the dipole – induced dipole model and an empirical form for the interaction induced polarizability anisotropy which was previously derived from the dilute gas experiments. The overall agreement between the calculated values of the moments employing the empirical model of anisotropy and the experimental ones is very satisfactory. In particular, the value of considering both the moments for this comparison is pointed out.