Dark skies over Mombasa, Kenya
The next moonless night in Mombasa is Sat 7 Nov, dark from 19:25 to 04:44. 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 | 19:24–02:09 | 6 h 45 min | 28% lit |
| Wed 4 Nov | 19:24–02:52 | 7 h 28 min | 19% lit |
| Thu 5 Nov | 19:24–03:34 | 8 h 09 min | 12% lit |
| Fri 6 Nov | 19:25–04:16 | 8 h 51 min | 6% lit |
| Sat 7 Nov | 19:25–04:44 | 9 h 19 min | 2% lit |
| Sun 8 Nov | 19:25–04:44 | 9 h 19 min | 0% lit |
| Mon 9 Nov | 19:26–04:44 | 9 h 18 min | 1% lit |
| Tue 10 Nov | 19:26–04:44 | 9 h 18 min | 3% lit |
| Wed 11 Nov | 20:04–04:44 | 8 h 39 min | 6% lit |
| Thu 12 Nov | 20:56–04:43 | 7 h 48 min | 12% lit |
| Fri 13 Nov | 21:46–04:43 | 6 h 57 min | 18% lit |
| Sat 14 Nov | 22:34–04:43 | 6 h 09 min | 26% lit |
| Sun 15 Nov | 23:20–04:43 | 5 h 24 min | 35% lit |
| Mon 16 Nov | 00:03–04:43 | 4 h 41 min | 44% lit |
| Tue 17 Nov | 00:44–04:43 | 3 h 59 min | 54% lit |
| Wed 18 Nov | 01:25–04:43 | 3 h 18 min | 64% lit |
| Thu 19 Nov | 02:06–04:43 | 2 h 37 min | 73% lit |
| Fri 20 Nov | 02:50–04:43 | 1 h 54 min | 82% lit |
| Sat 21 Nov | 03:36–04:43 | 1 h 08 min | 90% lit |
| Sun 22 Nov | 04:27–04:44 | 0 h 16 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 | 19:32–20:26 | 0 h 54 min | 92% lit |
| Fri 27 Nov | 19:33–21:29 | 1 h 57 min | 85% lit |
| Sat 28 Nov | 19:33–22:27 | 2 h 54 min | 76% lit |
| Sun 29 Nov | 19:34–23:20 | 3 h 46 min | 65% lit |
| Mon 30 Nov | 19:34–00:07 | 4 h 33 min | 54% lit |
| Tue 1 Dec | 19:35–00:51 | 5 h 16 min | 43% lit |
| Wed 2 Dec | 19:35–01:33 | 5 h 58 min | 33% lit |
Times are local to Mombasa (Africa/Nairobi). 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 Mombasa: when the ISS passes over.
Other cities in Kenya
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.