Dark skies over Chennai, India

The next moonless night in Chennai is Sat 7 Nov, dark from 18:53 to 04:51. 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 ofMoon-free dark hoursTotalMoon
Tue 3 Nov18:54–01:416 h 47 min30% lit
Wed 4 Nov18:53–02:327 h 39 min20% lit
Thu 5 Nov18:53–03:228 h 29 min13% lit
Fri 6 Nov18:53–04:129 h 19 min7% lit
Sat 7 Nov18:53–04:519 h 58 min2% lit
Sun 8 Nov18:53–04:529 h 59 min0% lit
Mon 9 Nov18:53–04:529 h 59 min0% lit
Tue 10 Nov18:53–04:5210 h 00 min2% lit
Wed 11 Nov19:09–04:529 h 44 min6% lit
Thu 12 Nov20:00–04:538 h 53 min11% lit
Fri 13 Nov20:52–04:538 h 01 min18% lit
Sat 14 Nov21:44–04:537 h 10 min25% lit
Sun 15 Nov22:34–04:546 h 19 min34% lit
Mon 16 Nov23:24–04:545 h 30 min43% lit
Tue 17 Nov00:12–04:544 h 42 min53% lit
Wed 18 Nov01:01–04:553 h 54 min63% lit
Thu 19 Nov01:49–04:553 h 06 min72% lit
Fri 20 Nov02:40–04:552 h 15 min81% lit
Sat 21 Nov03:34–04:561 h 21 min89% lit
Sun 22 Nov04:33–04:560 h 23 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 Nov18:54–19:280 h 35 min93% lit
Fri 27 Nov18:54–20:361 h 42 min86% lit
Sat 28 Nov18:54–21:412 h 47 min77% lit
Sun 29 Nov18:54–22:413 h 47 min66% lit
Mon 30 Nov18:55–23:374 h 42 min55% lit
Tue 1 Dec18:55–00:295 h 34 min45% lit
Wed 2 Dec18:55–01:206 h 24 min34% lit

Times are local to Chennai (Asia/Kolkata). 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 Chennai: when the ISS passes over.

Other cities in India

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.