ISS TonightDark skies over Cape Town, South Africa
The next moonless night in Cape Town is Fri 6 Nov, dark from 20:52 to 04:07. 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 of | Moon-free dark hours | Total | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3 Nov | 20:48–02:54 | 6 h 06 min | 28% lit |
| Wed 4 Nov | 20:49–03:21 | 6 h 32 min | 19% lit |
| Thu 5 Nov | 20:51–03:48 | 6 h 57 min | 11% lit |
| Fri 6 Nov | 20:52–04:07 | 7 h 15 min | 6% lit |
| Sat 7 Nov | 20:53–04:05 | 7 h 12 min | 2% lit |
| Sun 8 Nov | 20:55–04:04 | 7 h 10 min | 0% lit |
| Mon 9 Nov | 20:56–04:03 | 7 h 07 min | 1% lit |
| Tue 10 Nov | 20:57–04:02 | 7 h 05 min | 3% lit |
| Wed 11 Nov | 21:48–04:01 | 6 h 13 min | 7% lit |
| Thu 12 Nov | 22:40–04:00 | 5 h 20 min | 12% lit |
| Fri 13 Nov | 23:26–03:59 | 4 h 33 min | 19% lit |
| Sat 14 Nov | 00:06–03:58 | 3 h 52 min | 27% lit |
| Sun 15 Nov | 00:40–03:57 | 3 h 17 min | 35% lit |
| Mon 16 Nov | 01:10–03:56 | 2 h 46 min | 45% lit |
| Tue 17 Nov | 01:38–03:55 | 2 h 17 min | 55% lit |
| Wed 18 Nov | 02:04–03:54 | 1 h 50 min | 64% lit |
| Thu 19 Nov | 02:31–03:53 | 1 h 23 min | 74% lit |
| Fri 20 Nov | 02:58–03:53 | 0 h 54 min | 83% lit |
| Sat 21 Nov | 03:29–03:52 | 0 h 23 min | 90% lit |
| Sun 22 Nov | Moon up all night | – | 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 | 21:18–22:10 | 0 h 53 min | 92% lit |
| Fri 27 Nov | 21:19–23:05 | 1 h 46 min | 84% lit |
| Sat 28 Nov | 21:20–23:49 | 2 h 29 min | 75% lit |
| Sun 29 Nov | 21:21–00:26 | 3 h 04 min | 65% lit |
| Mon 30 Nov | 21:23–00:57 | 3 h 34 min | 54% lit |
| Tue 1 Dec | 21:24–01:25 | 4 h 01 min | 43% lit |
| Wed 2 Dec | 21:25–01:52 | 4 h 27 min | 33% lit |
Times are local to Cape Town (Africa/Johannesburg). 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 Cape Town: when the ISS passes over.
Other cities in South Africa
Johannesburg · Durban · Pretoria · Soweto · Gqeberha · Soshanguve · Pietermaritzburg
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.