ISS TonightDark skies over Kirkuk, Iraq
The next moonless night in Kirkuk is Sat 7 Nov, dark from 18:28 to 05:03. 5 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 | 18:32–01:24 | 6 h 53 min | 29% lit |
| Wed 4 Nov | 18:31–02:28 | 7 h 57 min | 19% lit |
| Thu 5 Nov | 18:30–03:31 | 9 h 01 min | 12% lit |
| Fri 6 Nov | 18:29–04:33 | 10 h 03 min | 6% lit |
| Sat 7 Nov | 18:28–05:03 | 10 h 35 min | 2% lit |
| Sun 8 Nov | 18:28–05:04 | 10 h 36 min | 0% lit |
| Mon 9 Nov | 18:27–05:05 | 10 h 38 min | 1% lit |
| Tue 10 Nov | 18:26–05:06 | 10 h 39 min | 3% lit |
| Wed 11 Nov | 18:26–05:07 | 10 h 41 min | 6% lit |
| Thu 12 Nov | 18:57–05:07 | 10 h 11 min | 12% lit |
| Fri 13 Nov | 19:52–05:08 | 9 h 17 min | 18% lit |
| Sat 14 Nov | 20:50–05:09 | 8 h 20 min | 26% lit |
| Sun 15 Nov | 21:49–05:10 | 7 h 21 min | 35% lit |
| Mon 16 Nov | 22:48–05:11 | 6 h 22 min | 44% lit |
| Tue 17 Nov | 23:48–05:12 | 5 h 24 min | 54% lit |
| Wed 18 Nov | 00:48–05:12 | 4 h 24 min | 64% lit |
| Thu 19 Nov | 01:50–05:13 | 3 h 24 min | 73% lit |
| Fri 20 Nov | 02:54–05:14 | 2 h 21 min | 82% lit |
| Sat 21 Nov | 04:01–05:15 | 1 h 14 min | 90% lit |
| Sun 22 Nov | Moon up all night | – | 95% 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 | – | 98% lit |
| Thu 26 Nov | 18:20–18:27 | 0 h 08 min | 93% lit |
| Fri 27 Nov | 18:20–19:41 | 1 h 21 min | 85% lit |
| Sat 28 Nov | 18:19–20:56 | 2 h 36 min | 76% lit |
| Sun 29 Nov | 18:19–22:08 | 3 h 49 min | 65% lit |
| Mon 30 Nov | 18:19–23:17 | 4 h 58 min | 54% lit |
| Tue 1 Dec | 18:19–00:22 | 6 h 03 min | 44% lit |
| Wed 2 Dec | 18:19–01:25 | 7 h 06 min | 33% lit |
Times are local to Kirkuk (Asia/Baghdad). 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 Kirkuk: when the ISS passes over.
Other cities in Iraq
Baghdad · Al Mawsil al Jadidah · Mosul · Erbil · Basrah · Karbala · Sadr City · Abu Ghurayb
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.