Dark skies over Mogadishu, Somalia
The next moonless night in Mogadishu is Sat 7 Nov, dark from 18:54 to 04:29. 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 | 18:54–01:42 | 6 h 48 min | 29% lit |
| Wed 4 Nov | 18:54–02:28 | 7 h 34 min | 19% lit |
| Thu 5 Nov | 18:54–03:12 | 8 h 18 min | 12% lit |
| Fri 6 Nov | 18:54–03:57 | 9 h 03 min | 6% lit |
| Sat 7 Nov | 18:54–04:29 | 9 h 35 min | 2% lit |
| Sun 8 Nov | 18:55–04:29 | 9 h 35 min | 0% lit |
| Mon 9 Nov | 18:55–04:29 | 9 h 34 min | 1% lit |
| Tue 10 Nov | 18:55–04:29 | 9 h 34 min | 3% lit |
| Wed 11 Nov | 19:28–04:29 | 9 h 02 min | 6% lit |
| Thu 12 Nov | 20:19–04:29 | 8 h 10 min | 12% lit |
| Fri 13 Nov | 21:10–04:29 | 7 h 19 min | 18% lit |
| Sat 14 Nov | 21:59–04:29 | 6 h 30 min | 26% lit |
| Sun 15 Nov | 22:47–04:30 | 5 h 43 min | 35% lit |
| Mon 16 Nov | 23:32–04:30 | 4 h 58 min | 44% lit |
| Tue 17 Nov | 00:16–04:30 | 4 h 14 min | 54% lit |
| Wed 18 Nov | 00:59–04:30 | 3 h 31 min | 64% lit |
| Thu 19 Nov | 01:43–04:30 | 2 h 47 min | 73% lit |
| Fri 20 Nov | 02:29–04:30 | 2 h 01 min | 82% lit |
| Sat 21 Nov | 03:18–04:30 | 1 h 12 min | 90% lit |
| Sun 22 Nov | 04:12–04:31 | 0 h 18 min | 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 | 19:00–19:49 | 0 h 49 min | 93% lit |
| Fri 27 Nov | 19:00–20:54 | 1 h 54 min | 85% lit |
| Sat 28 Nov | 19:00–21:54 | 2 h 54 min | 76% lit |
| Sun 29 Nov | 19:01–22:49 | 3 h 49 min | 65% lit |
| Mon 30 Nov | 19:01–23:40 | 4 h 38 min | 54% lit |
| Tue 1 Dec | 19:02–00:26 | 5 h 25 min | 44% lit |
| Wed 2 Dec | 19:02–01:11 | 6 h 09 min | 33% lit |
Times are local to Mogadishu (Africa/Mogadishu). 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 Mogadishu: 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.