Dark skies over Niamey, Niger

The next moonless night in Niamey is Sat 7 Nov, dark from 19:35 to 05:34. 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 ofMoon-free dark hoursTotalMoon
Tue 3 Nov19:36–02:356 h 59 min27% lit
Wed 4 Nov19:36–03:267 h 50 min18% lit
Thu 5 Nov19:35–04:168 h 40 min11% lit
Fri 6 Nov19:35–05:069 h 30 min6% lit
Sat 7 Nov19:35–05:349 h 59 min2% lit
Sun 8 Nov19:35–05:3510 h 00 min0% lit
Mon 9 Nov19:35–05:3510 h 00 min1% lit
Tue 10 Nov19:35–05:3510 h 01 min3% lit
Wed 11 Nov20:01–05:369 h 34 min7% lit
Thu 12 Nov20:53–05:368 h 43 min12% lit
Fri 13 Nov21:45–05:367 h 51 min19% lit
Sat 14 Nov22:37–05:377 h 00 min27% lit
Sun 15 Nov23:27–05:376 h 10 min36% lit
Mon 16 Nov00:17–05:375 h 21 min45% lit
Tue 17 Nov01:05–05:384 h 32 min55% lit
Wed 18 Nov01:54–05:383 h 44 min65% lit
Thu 19 Nov02:43–05:382 h 55 min74% lit
Fri 20 Nov03:35–05:392 h 04 min83% lit
Sat 21 Nov04:30–05:391 h 09 min90% lit
Sun 22 Nov05:30–05:390 h 10 min96% lit
Mon 23 NovMoon up all night–99% lit
Tue 24 NovMoon up all night–100% lit
Wed 25 NovMoon up all night–97% lit
Thu 26 Nov19:36–20:250 h 49 min92% lit
Fri 27 Nov19:36–21:321 h 56 min84% lit
Sat 28 Nov19:36–22:363 h 00 min75% lit
Sun 29 Nov19:37–23:363 h 59 min64% lit
Mon 30 Nov19:37–00:314 h 54 min53% lit
Tue 1 Dec19:37–01:235 h 46 min42% lit
Wed 2 Dec19:37–02:136 h 36 min32% lit

Times are local to Niamey (Africa/Niamey). 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 Niamey: 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.