Dark skies over Houston, United States
The next moonless night in Houston is Sat 7 Nov, dark from 18:51 to 05:18. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2 Nov | 18:54–01:10 | 6 h 16 min | 35% lit |
| Tue 3 Nov | 18:54–02:11 | 7 h 18 min | 25% lit |
| Wed 4 Nov | 18:53–03:11 | 8 h 18 min | 16% lit |
| Thu 5 Nov | 18:52–04:09 | 9 h 17 min | 9% lit |
| Fri 6 Nov | 18:52–05:08 | 10 h 16 min | 4% lit |
| Sat 7 Nov | 18:51–05:18 | 10 h 27 min | 1% lit |
| Sun 8 Nov | 18:51–05:19 | 10 h 28 min | 0% lit |
| Mon 9 Nov | 18:50–05:20 | 10 h 30 min | 1% lit |
| Tue 10 Nov | 18:50–05:20 | 10 h 31 min | 4% lit |
| Wed 11 Nov | 19:03–05:21 | 10 h 18 min | 8% lit |
| Thu 12 Nov | 19:55–05:22 | 9 h 27 min | 14% lit |
| Fri 13 Nov | 20:50–05:23 | 8 h 33 min | 21% lit |
| Sat 14 Nov | 21:46–05:23 | 7 h 37 min | 29% lit |
| Sun 15 Nov | 22:43–05:24 | 6 h 41 min | 38% lit |
| Mon 16 Nov | 23:39–05:25 | 5 h 45 min | 48% lit |
| Tue 17 Nov | 00:36–05:25 | 4 h 50 min | 58% lit |
| Wed 18 Nov | 01:33–05:26 | 3 h 53 min | 67% lit |
| Thu 19 Nov | 02:31–05:27 | 2 h 56 min | 77% lit |
| Fri 20 Nov | 03:33–05:27 | 1 h 55 min | 85% lit |
| Sat 21 Nov | 04:38–05:28 | 0 h 50 min | 92% lit |
| Sun 22 Nov | Moon up all night | – | 97% lit |
| Mon 23 Nov | Moon up all night | – | 100% lit |
| Tue 24 Nov | Moon up all night | – | 99% lit |
| Wed 25 Nov | Moon up all night | – | 96% lit |
| Thu 26 Nov | 18:45–19:32 | 0 h 47 min | 90% lit |
| Fri 27 Nov | 18:45–20:45 | 1 h 59 min | 82% lit |
| Sat 28 Nov | 18:45–21:55 | 3 h 10 min | 72% lit |
| Sun 29 Nov | 18:45–23:02 | 4 h 17 min | 61% lit |
| Mon 30 Nov | 18:45–00:06 | 5 h 20 min | 50% lit |
| Tue 1 Dec | 18:45–01:06 | 6 h 20 min | 39% lit |
Times are local to Houston (America/Chicago). 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 Houston: when the ISS passes over.
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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.