Dark skies over Asmara, Eritrea
The next moonless night in Asmara is Sat 7 Nov, dark from 19:06 to 05:09. 4 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 of | Moon-free dark hours | Total | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3 Nov | 19:07–02:01 | 6 h 54 min | 28% lit |
| Wed 4 Nov | 19:07–02:53 | 7 h 46 min | 19% lit |
| Thu 5 Nov | 19:07–03:44 | 8 h 37 min | 12% lit |
| Fri 6 Nov | 19:06–04:35 | 9 h 28 min | 6% lit |
| Sat 7 Nov | 19:06–05:09 | 10 h 03 min | 2% lit |
| Sun 8 Nov | 19:06–05:09 | 10 h 03 min | 0% lit |
| Mon 9 Nov | 19:06–05:10 | 10 h 04 min | 1% lit |
| Tue 10 Nov | 19:06–05:10 | 10 h 04 min | 3% lit |
| Wed 11 Nov | 19:25–05:10 | 9 h 46 min | 6% lit |
| Thu 12 Nov | 20:16–05:11 | 8 h 55 min | 12% lit |
| Fri 13 Nov | 21:08–05:11 | 8 h 03 min | 18% lit |
| Sat 14 Nov | 22:00–05:11 | 7 h 11 min | 26% lit |
| Sun 15 Nov | 22:52–05:12 | 6 h 20 min | 35% lit |
| Mon 16 Nov | 23:42–05:12 | 5 h 30 min | 44% lit |
| Tue 17 Nov | 00:31–05:12 | 4 h 41 min | 54% lit |
| Wed 18 Nov | 01:21–05:13 | 3 h 52 min | 64% lit |
| Thu 19 Nov | 02:11–05:13 | 3 h 03 min | 73% lit |
| Fri 20 Nov | 03:03–05:14 | 2 h 11 min | 82% lit |
| Sat 21 Nov | 03:59–05:14 | 1 h 15 min | 90% lit |
| Sun 22 Nov | 04:59–05:14 | 0 h 16 min | 96% lit |
| Mon 23 Nov | Moon up all night | – | 99% lit |
| Tue 24 Nov | Moon up all night | – | 100% lit |
| Wed 25 Nov | Moon up all night | – | 97% lit |
| Thu 26 Nov | 19:06–19:46 | 0 h 40 min | 92% lit |
| Fri 27 Nov | 19:06–20:54 | 1 h 48 min | 85% lit |
| Sat 28 Nov | 19:07–21:59 | 2 h 53 min | 76% lit |
| Sun 29 Nov | 19:07–23:00 | 3 h 54 min | 65% lit |
| Mon 30 Nov | 19:07–23:57 | 4 h 50 min | 54% lit |
| Tue 1 Dec | 19:07–00:50 | 5 h 43 min | 43% lit |
| Wed 2 Dec | 19:08–01:41 | 6 h 34 min | 33% lit |
Times are local to Asmara (Africa/Asmara). 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 Asmara: when the ISS passes over.
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.