Dark skies over Abu Ghurayb, Iraq

The next moonless night in Abu Ghurayb is Sat 7 Nov, dark from 18:31 to 05:03. 5 of the next 30 nights have no Moon at all during full darkness.

Dark here means astronomical darkness (the Sun at least 18° below the horizon) with the Moon below the horizon: the best conditions for faint stars, the Milky Way and astrophotography. Light pollution and weather aren’t included.

Night ofMoon-free dark hoursTotalMoon
Tue 3 Nov18:34–01:276 h 53 min29% lit
Wed 4 Nov18:33–02:297 h 56 min19% lit
Thu 5 Nov18:32–03:308 h 58 min12% lit
Fri 6 Nov18:31–04:319 h 59 min6% lit
Sat 7 Nov18:31–05:0310 h 32 min2% lit
Sun 8 Nov18:30–05:0310 h 33 min0% lit
Mon 9 Nov18:29–05:0410 h 35 min1% lit
Tue 10 Nov18:29–05:0510 h 36 min3% lit
Wed 11 Nov18:28–05:0610 h 37 min6% lit
Thu 12 Nov19:05–05:0610 h 02 min12% lit
Fri 13 Nov19:59–05:079 h 08 min18% lit
Sat 14 Nov20:57–05:088 h 11 min26% lit
Sun 15 Nov21:55–05:097 h 14 min35% lit
Mon 16 Nov22:53–05:106 h 16 min44% lit
Tue 17 Nov23:52–05:105 h 19 min54% lit
Wed 18 Nov00:50–05:114 h 21 min64% lit
Thu 19 Nov01:50–05:123 h 22 min73% lit
Fri 20 Nov02:53–05:132 h 20 min82% lit
Sat 21 Nov03:59–05:141 h 15 min90% lit
Sun 22 Nov05:09–05:140 h 05 min95% lit
Mon 23 NovMoon up all night–99% lit
Tue 24 NovMoon up all night–100% lit
Wed 25 NovMoon up all night–98% lit
Thu 26 Nov18:23–18:350 h 12 min93% lit
Fri 27 Nov18:23–19:481 h 25 min85% lit
Sat 28 Nov18:23–21:022 h 39 min76% lit
Sun 29 Nov18:23–22:133 h 50 min65% lit
Mon 30 Nov18:23–23:204 h 57 min54% lit
Tue 1 Dec18:23–00:246 h 01 min44% lit
Wed 2 Dec18:23–01:257 h 02 min33% lit

Times are local to Abu Ghurayb (Asia/Baghdad). Each bar runs from midday to midday: grey is full darkness with the Moon up, dark blue is full darkness with no Moon.

Also for Abu Ghurayb: when the ISS passes over.

Other cities in Iraq

Computed with astronomy-engine from the Sun’s and Moon’s positions; moonrise and moonset follow the standard almanac definition. Checked against timeanddate.com and the US Naval Observatory for London, November 2026. Updated twice a day.