Dark skies over Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo
The next moonless night in Kisangani is Sat 7 Nov, dark from 19:17 to 04:48. 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 | 19:16–02:06 | 6 h 50 min | 28% lit |
| Wed 4 Nov | 19:17–02:51 | 7 h 34 min | 19% lit |
| Thu 5 Nov | 19:17–03:35 | 8 h 18 min | 12% lit |
| Fri 6 Nov | 19:17–04:19 | 9 h 02 min | 6% lit |
| Sat 7 Nov | 19:17–04:48 | 9 h 31 min | 2% lit |
| Sun 8 Nov | 19:17–04:48 | 9 h 31 min | 0% lit |
| Mon 9 Nov | 19:17–04:48 | 9 h 31 min | 1% lit |
| Tue 10 Nov | 19:18–04:48 | 9 h 30 min | 3% lit |
| Wed 11 Nov | 19:54–04:48 | 8 h 54 min | 7% lit |
| Thu 12 Nov | 20:46–04:48 | 8 h 02 min | 12% lit |
| Fri 13 Nov | 21:37–04:48 | 7 h 11 min | 19% lit |
| Sat 14 Nov | 22:26–04:48 | 6 h 22 min | 27% lit |
| Sun 15 Nov | 23:12–04:48 | 5 h 36 min | 35% lit |
| Mon 16 Nov | 23:57–04:48 | 4 h 51 min | 45% lit |
| Tue 17 Nov | 00:40–04:48 | 4 h 08 min | 54% lit |
| Wed 18 Nov | 01:23–04:48 | 3 h 25 min | 64% lit |
| Thu 19 Nov | 02:06–04:48 | 2 h 42 min | 74% lit |
| Fri 20 Nov | 02:52–04:49 | 1 h 57 min | 82% lit |
| Sat 21 Nov | 03:40–04:49 | 1 h 08 min | 90% lit |
| Sun 22 Nov | 04:34–04:49 | 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 | 19:23–20:17 | 0 h 54 min | 92% lit |
| Fri 27 Nov | 19:23–21:21 | 1 h 58 min | 85% lit |
| Sat 28 Nov | 19:23–22:21 | 2 h 57 min | 75% lit |
| Sun 29 Nov | 19:24–23:15 | 3 h 51 min | 65% lit |
| Mon 30 Nov | 19:24–00:04 | 4 h 40 min | 54% lit |
| Tue 1 Dec | 19:25–00:50 | 5 h 25 min | 43% lit |
| Wed 2 Dec | 19:25–01:34 | 6 h 09 min | 33% lit |
Times are local to Kisangani (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.
Coming up in the sky over Kisangani
- Mars and Jupiter conjunction
- Mon 16 Nov, 05:01: 1.2° apart, 64° up in the north-east
- Leonid meteor shower
- Night of 16–17 Nov: 02:09–04:46, up to about 12 an hour
Night of 17–18 Nov: 02:06–04:46, up to about 12 an hour - Geminid meteor shower
- Night of 13–14 Dec: 21:53–04:53, up to about 130 an hour
Night of 14–15 Dec: 22:36–04:53, up to about 130 an hour
Also for Kisangani: when the ISS passes over.
Other cities in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kinshasa · Lubumbashi · Mbuji-Mayi · Kananga · Bukavu · Kolwezi
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.