Dark skies over Kobe, Japan
The next moonless night in Kobe is Sat 7 Nov, dark from 18:26 to 04:59. 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 | 18:29–01:05 | 6 h 36 min | 31% lit |
| Wed 4 Nov | 18:28–02:09 | 7 h 41 min | 22% lit |
| Thu 5 Nov | 18:27–03:11 | 8 h 44 min | 14% lit |
| Fri 6 Nov | 18:27–04:13 | 9 h 46 min | 7% lit |
| Sat 7 Nov | 18:26–04:59 | 10 h 33 min | 3% lit |
| Sun 8 Nov | 18:25–05:00 | 10 h 35 min | 1% lit |
| Mon 9 Nov | 18:25–05:01 | 10 h 36 min | 0% lit |
| Tue 10 Nov | 18:24–05:02 | 10 h 38 min | 2% lit |
| Wed 11 Nov | 18:23–05:03 | 10 h 39 min | 5% lit |
| Thu 12 Nov | 18:43–05:03 | 10 h 21 min | 10% lit |
| Fri 13 Nov | 19:37–05:04 | 9 h 27 min | 17% lit |
| Sat 14 Nov | 20:34–05:05 | 8 h 31 min | 24% lit |
| Sun 15 Nov | 21:33–05:06 | 7 h 33 min | 33% lit |
| Mon 16 Nov | 22:32–05:07 | 6 h 35 min | 42% lit |
| Tue 17 Nov | 23:31–05:08 | 5 h 37 min | 51% lit |
| Wed 18 Nov | 00:30–05:08 | 4 h 38 min | 61% lit |
| Thu 19 Nov | 01:31–05:09 | 3 h 38 min | 71% lit |
| Fri 20 Nov | 02:33–05:10 | 2 h 37 min | 80% lit |
| Sat 21 Nov | 03:40–05:11 | 1 h 31 min | 88% lit |
| Sun 22 Nov | 04:50–05:12 | 0 h 22 min | 94% lit |
| Mon 23 Nov | Moon up all night | – | 98% lit |
| Tue 24 Nov | Moon up all night | – | 100% lit |
| Wed 25 Nov | Moon up all night | – | 98% lit |
| Thu 26 Nov | Moon up all night | – | 94% lit |
| Fri 27 Nov | 18:17–19:21 | 1 h 04 min | 87% lit |
| Sat 28 Nov | 18:17–20:36 | 2 h 19 min | 78% lit |
| Sun 29 Nov | 18:17–21:49 | 3 h 32 min | 68% lit |
| Mon 30 Nov | 18:17–22:58 | 4 h 41 min | 57% lit |
| Tue 1 Dec | 18:17–00:03 | 5 h 46 min | 46% lit |
| Wed 2 Dec | 18:17–01:06 | 6 h 49 min | 36% lit |
Times are local to Kobe (Asia/Tokyo). 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 Kobe: when the ISS passes over.
Other cities in Japan
Tokyo · Yokohama · Osaka · Nagoya · Sapporo · Fukuoka · Kawasaki · Kyoto
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.