Dark skies over Kigali, Rwanda
The next moonless night in Kigali is Sat 7 Nov, dark from 19:01 to 04:25. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3 Nov | 19:00–01:47 | 6 h 47 min | 28% lit |
| Wed 4 Nov | 19:00–02:31 | 7 h 31 min | 19% lit |
| Thu 5 Nov | 19:00–03:14 | 8 h 14 min | 12% lit |
| Fri 6 Nov | 19:00–03:57 | 8 h 57 min | 6% lit |
| Sat 7 Nov | 19:01–04:25 | 9 h 25 min | 2% lit |
| Sun 8 Nov | 19:01–04:25 | 9 h 24 min | 0% lit |
| Mon 9 Nov | 19:01–04:25 | 9 h 24 min | 1% lit |
| Tue 10 Nov | 19:01–04:25 | 9 h 24 min | 3% lit |
| Wed 11 Nov | 19:39–04:25 | 8 h 46 min | 7% lit |
| Thu 12 Nov | 20:31–04:25 | 7 h 54 min | 12% lit |
| Fri 13 Nov | 21:22–04:25 | 7 h 03 min | 19% lit |
| Sat 14 Nov | 22:10–04:25 | 6 h 15 min | 26% lit |
| Sun 15 Nov | 22:56–04:25 | 5 h 29 min | 35% lit |
| Mon 16 Nov | 23:40–04:25 | 4 h 45 min | 44% lit |
| Tue 17 Nov | 00:22–04:25 | 4 h 03 min | 54% lit |
| Wed 18 Nov | 01:04–04:25 | 3 h 21 min | 64% lit |
| Thu 19 Nov | 01:46–04:25 | 2 h 39 min | 74% lit |
| Fri 20 Nov | 02:30–04:25 | 1 h 55 min | 82% lit |
| Sat 21 Nov | 03:18–04:25 | 1 h 08 min | 90% lit |
| Sun 22 Nov | 04:10–04:25 | 0 h 15 min | 96% lit |
| Mon 23 Nov | Moon up all night | – | 99% lit |
| Tue 24 Nov | Moon up all night | – | 100% lit |
| Wed 25 Nov | Moon up all night | – | 97% lit |
| Thu 26 Nov | 19:07–20:02 | 0 h 54 min | 92% lit |
| Fri 27 Nov | 19:08–21:05 | 1 h 58 min | 85% lit |
| Sat 28 Nov | 19:08–22:04 | 2 h 56 min | 75% lit |
| Sun 29 Nov | 19:09–22:57 | 3 h 49 min | 65% lit |
| Mon 30 Nov | 19:09–23:45 | 4 h 36 min | 54% lit |
| Tue 1 Dec | 19:10–00:30 | 5 h 21 min | 43% lit |
| Wed 2 Dec | 19:10–01:13 | 6 h 03 min | 33% lit |
Times are local to Kigali (Africa/Kigali). 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 Kigali: when the ISS passes over.
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.