Dark skies over Kakamega, Kenya

The next moonless night in Kakamega is Sat 7 Nov, dark from 19:39 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 ofMoon-free dark hoursTotalMoon
Tue 3 Nov19:38–02:276 h 48 min28% lit
Wed 4 Nov19:39–03:127 h 33 min19% lit
Thu 5 Nov19:39–03:568 h 17 min12% lit
Fri 6 Nov19:39–04:409 h 01 min6% lit
Sat 7 Nov19:39–05:099 h 30 min2% lit
Sun 8 Nov19:39–05:099 h 30 min0% lit
Mon 9 Nov19:39–05:099 h 30 min1% lit
Tue 10 Nov19:40–05:099 h 30 min3% lit
Wed 11 Nov20:15–05:098 h 54 min6% lit
Thu 12 Nov21:07–05:098 h 03 min12% lit
Fri 13 Nov21:58–05:097 h 12 min19% lit
Sat 14 Nov22:46–05:096 h 23 min26% lit
Sun 15 Nov23:33–05:095 h 36 min35% lit
Mon 16 Nov00:18–05:104 h 52 min44% lit
Tue 17 Nov01:01–05:104 h 09 min54% lit
Wed 18 Nov01:44–05:103 h 26 min64% lit
Thu 19 Nov02:27–05:102 h 43 min73% lit
Fri 20 Nov03:12–05:101 h 58 min82% lit
Sat 21 Nov04:01–05:101 h 10 min90% lit
Sun 22 Nov04:54–05:100 h 16 min96% lit
Mon 23 NovMoon up all night–99% lit
Tue 24 NovMoon up all night–100% lit
Wed 25 NovMoon up all night–97% lit
Thu 26 Nov19:45–20:370 h 52 min92% lit
Fri 27 Nov19:45–21:421 h 56 min85% lit
Sat 28 Nov19:46–22:412 h 56 min75% lit
Sun 29 Nov19:46–23:353 h 49 min65% lit
Mon 30 Nov19:46–00:244 h 38 min54% lit
Tue 1 Dec19:47–01:105 h 24 min43% lit
Wed 2 Dec19:47–01:556 h 07 min33% lit

Times are local to Kakamega (Africa/Nairobi). 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 Kakamega: when the ISS passes over.

Other cities in Kenya

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.