Dark skies over Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo

The next moonless night in Kananga is Sat 7 Nov, dark from 19:37 to 04:50. 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 Nov19:35–02:216 h 45 min28% lit
Wed 4 Nov19:36–03:037 h 27 min19% lit
Thu 5 Nov19:36–03:448 h 08 min11% lit
Fri 6 Nov19:36–04:258 h 49 min6% lit
Sat 7 Nov19:37–04:509 h 14 min2% lit
Sun 8 Nov19:37–04:509 h 13 min0% lit
Mon 9 Nov19:37–04:509 h 13 min1% lit
Tue 10 Nov19:38–04:509 h 12 min3% lit
Wed 11 Nov20:20–04:508 h 30 min7% lit
Thu 12 Nov21:11–04:507 h 38 min12% lit
Fri 13 Nov22:01–04:506 h 48 min19% lit
Sat 14 Nov22:49–04:496 h 01 min27% lit
Sun 15 Nov23:34–04:495 h 16 min35% lit
Mon 16 Nov00:16–04:494 h 33 min45% lit
Tue 17 Nov00:57–04:493 h 53 min54% lit
Wed 18 Nov01:37–04:493 h 13 min64% lit
Thu 19 Nov02:17–04:492 h 32 min74% lit
Fri 20 Nov03:00–04:491 h 50 min83% lit
Sat 21 Nov03:45–04:491 h 04 min90% lit
Sun 22 Nov04:36–04:490 h 13 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 Nov19:45–20:420 h 57 min92% lit
Fri 27 Nov19:45–21:452 h 00 min85% lit
Sat 28 Nov19:46–22:422 h 56 min75% lit
Sun 29 Nov19:46–23:333 h 47 min65% lit
Mon 30 Nov19:47–00:194 h 33 min54% lit
Tue 1 Dec19:47–01:035 h 15 min43% lit
Wed 2 Dec19:48–01:445 h 56 min33% lit

Times are local to Kananga (Africa/Lubumbashi). 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 Kananga: when the ISS passes over.

Other cities in Democratic Republic of the Congo

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.