Dark skies over Muscat, Oman
The next moonless night in Muscat is Sat 7 Nov, dark from 18:41 to 04:58. 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 | 18:43–01:35 | 6 h 52 min | 29% lit |
| Wed 4 Nov | 18:42–02:31 | 7 h 49 min | 20% lit |
| Thu 5 Nov | 18:42–03:27 | 8 h 45 min | 12% lit |
| Fri 6 Nov | 18:41–04:21 | 9 h 40 min | 6% lit |
| Sat 7 Nov | 18:41–04:58 | 10 h 17 min | 2% lit |
| Sun 8 Nov | 18:41–04:59 | 10 h 18 min | 0% lit |
| Mon 9 Nov | 18:40–04:59 | 10 h 19 min | 0% lit |
| Tue 10 Nov | 18:40–05:00 | 10 h 20 min | 2% lit |
| Wed 11 Nov | 18:44–05:00 | 10 h 17 min | 6% lit |
| Thu 12 Nov | 19:35–05:01 | 9 h 26 min | 11% lit |
| Fri 13 Nov | 20:28–05:01 | 8 h 34 min | 18% lit |
| Sat 14 Nov | 21:22–05:02 | 7 h 40 min | 26% lit |
| Sun 15 Nov | 22:16–05:02 | 6 h 46 min | 34% lit |
| Mon 16 Nov | 23:10–05:03 | 5 h 53 min | 44% lit |
| Tue 17 Nov | 00:03–05:04 | 5 h 01 min | 53% lit |
| Wed 18 Nov | 00:56–05:04 | 4 h 08 min | 63% lit |
| Thu 19 Nov | 01:50–05:05 | 3 h 14 min | 73% lit |
| Fri 20 Nov | 02:47–05:05 | 2 h 18 min | 82% lit |
| Sat 21 Nov | 03:47–05:06 | 1 h 19 min | 89% lit |
| Sun 22 Nov | 04:51–05:06 | 0 h 16 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 | 18:38–19:04 | 0 h 26 min | 93% lit |
| Fri 27 Nov | 18:38–20:14 | 1 h 36 min | 85% lit |
| Sat 28 Nov | 18:38–21:23 | 2 h 45 min | 76% lit |
| Sun 29 Nov | 18:38–22:28 | 3 h 50 min | 66% lit |
| Mon 30 Nov | 18:38–23:29 | 4 h 51 min | 55% lit |
| Tue 1 Dec | 18:38–00:27 | 5 h 49 min | 44% lit |
| Wed 2 Dec | 18:38–01:23 | 6 h 44 min | 34% lit |
Times are local to Muscat (Asia/Muscat). 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 Muscat: 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.