Dark skies over Kingston, Jamaica
The next moonless night in Kingston is Sat 7 Nov, dark from 18:47 to 04:54. 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 | 18:48–02:00 | 7 h 12 min | 25% lit |
| Wed 4 Nov | 18:47–02:53 | 8 h 05 min | 17% lit |
| Thu 5 Nov | 18:47–03:45 | 8 h 58 min | 10% lit |
| Fri 6 Nov | 18:47–04:37 | 9 h 50 min | 5% lit |
| Sat 7 Nov | 18:47–04:54 | 10 h 08 min | 1% lit |
| Sun 8 Nov | 18:46–04:55 | 10 h 08 min | 0% lit |
| Mon 9 Nov | 18:46–04:55 | 10 h 09 min | 1% lit |
| Tue 10 Nov | 18:46–04:56 | 10 h 10 min | 4% lit |
| Wed 11 Nov | 19:17–04:56 | 9 h 39 min | 8% lit |
| Thu 12 Nov | 20:09–04:56 | 8 h 47 min | 14% lit |
| Fri 13 Nov | 21:02–04:57 | 7 h 55 min | 21% lit |
| Sat 14 Nov | 21:55–04:57 | 7 h 02 min | 29% lit |
| Sun 15 Nov | 22:47–04:58 | 6 h 11 min | 38% lit |
| Mon 16 Nov | 23:38–04:58 | 5 h 20 min | 47% lit |
| Tue 17 Nov | 00:28–04:58 | 4 h 30 min | 57% lit |
| Wed 18 Nov | 01:19–04:59 | 3 h 40 min | 67% lit |
| Thu 19 Nov | 02:11–04:59 | 2 h 49 min | 76% lit |
| Fri 20 Nov | 03:05–05:00 | 1 h 55 min | 85% lit |
| Sat 21 Nov | 04:04–05:00 | 0 h 57 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 | 18:46–19:45 | 0 h 59 min | 90% lit |
| Fri 27 Nov | 18:46–20:53 | 2 h 07 min | 82% lit |
| Sat 28 Nov | 18:46–21:58 | 3 h 12 min | 72% lit |
| Sun 29 Nov | 18:46–22:59 | 4 h 13 min | 62% lit |
| Mon 30 Nov | 18:46–23:56 | 5 h 09 min | 51% lit |
| Tue 1 Dec | 18:47–00:49 | 6 h 03 min | 40% lit |
| Wed 2 Dec | 18:47–01:41 | 6 h 55 min | 30% lit |
Times are local to Kingston (America/Jamaica). Each bar runs from midday to midday: grey is full darkness with the Moon up, dark blue is full darkness with no Moon.
Coming up in the sky over Kingston
- Mars and Jupiter conjunction
- Mon 16 Nov, 05:13: 1.2° apart, 74° up in the east
- Leonid meteor shower
- Night of 16–17 Nov: 01:30–04:55, up to about 14 an hour
Night of 17–18 Nov: 01:27–04:56, up to about 14 an hour - Geminid meteor shower
- Night of 13–14 Dec: 21:31–05:09, up to about 140 an hour
Night of 14–15 Dec: 22:21–05:10, up to about 140 an hour
Also for Kingston: 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.