Dark skies over Kano, Nigeria

The next moonless night in Kano is Sat 7 Nov, dark from 19:11 to 05:07. 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 Nov19:12–02:096 h 57 min28% lit
Wed 4 Nov19:11–02:597 h 48 min19% lit
Thu 5 Nov19:11–03:488 h 37 min11% lit
Fri 6 Nov19:11–04:389 h 27 min6% lit
Sat 7 Nov19:11–05:079 h 56 min2% lit
Sun 8 Nov19:11–05:089 h 57 min0% lit
Mon 9 Nov19:11–05:089 h 57 min1% lit
Tue 10 Nov19:11–05:089 h 57 min3% lit
Wed 11 Nov19:38–05:089 h 30 min7% lit
Thu 12 Nov20:30–05:098 h 39 min12% lit
Fri 13 Nov21:22–05:097 h 47 min19% lit
Sat 14 Nov22:13–05:096 h 56 min27% lit
Sun 15 Nov23:03–05:106 h 06 min36% lit
Mon 16 Nov23:52–05:105 h 18 min45% lit
Tue 17 Nov00:40–05:104 h 30 min55% lit
Wed 18 Nov01:28–05:103 h 43 min65% lit
Thu 19 Nov02:16–05:112 h 55 min74% lit
Fri 20 Nov03:07–05:112 h 04 min83% lit
Sat 21 Nov04:02–05:121 h 10 min90% lit
Sun 22 Nov05:00–05:120 h 11 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 Nov19:12–20:010 h 49 min92% lit
Fri 27 Nov19:13–21:081 h 56 min84% lit
Sat 28 Nov19:13–22:122 h 59 min75% lit
Sun 29 Nov19:13–23:113 h 58 min64% lit
Mon 30 Nov19:13–00:054 h 52 min53% lit
Tue 1 Dec19:14–00:575 h 43 min42% lit
Wed 2 Dec19:14–01:466 h 32 min32% lit

Times are local to Kano (Africa/Lagos). 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 Kano: when the ISS passes over.

Other cities in Nigeria

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.