Dark skies over Ottawa, Canada
The next moonless night in Ottawa is Fri 6 Nov, dark from 18:24 to 05:09. 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2 Nov | 18:28–00:25 | 5 h 57 min | 35% lit |
| Tue 3 Nov | 18:27–01:39 | 7 h 12 min | 25% lit |
| Wed 4 Nov | 18:26–02:50 | 8 h 25 min | 17% lit |
| Thu 5 Nov | 18:25–04:01 | 9 h 36 min | 10% lit |
| Fri 6 Nov | 18:24–05:09 | 10 h 45 min | 5% lit |
| Sat 7 Nov | 18:22–05:10 | 10 h 48 min | 1% lit |
| Sun 8 Nov | 18:21–05:11 | 10 h 50 min | 0% lit |
| Mon 9 Nov | 18:20–05:12 | 10 h 52 min | 1% lit |
| Tue 10 Nov | 18:19–05:14 | 10 h 54 min | 4% lit |
| Wed 11 Nov | 18:18–05:15 | 10 h 56 min | 8% lit |
| Thu 12 Nov | 18:33–05:16 | 10 h 43 min | 14% lit |
| Fri 13 Nov | 19:32–05:17 | 9 h 45 min | 21% lit |
| Sat 14 Nov | 20:36–05:18 | 8 h 42 min | 29% lit |
| Sun 15 Nov | 21:42–05:20 | 7 h 37 min | 38% lit |
| Mon 16 Nov | 22:49–05:21 | 6 h 32 min | 47% lit |
| Tue 17 Nov | 23:56–05:22 | 5 h 26 min | 57% lit |
| Wed 18 Nov | 01:04–05:23 | 4 h 19 min | 67% lit |
| Thu 19 Nov | 02:15–05:24 | 3 h 10 min | 76% lit |
| Fri 20 Nov | 03:28–05:25 | 1 h 57 min | 85% lit |
| Sat 21 Nov | 04:46–05:26 | 0 h 40 min | 92% lit |
| Sun 22 Nov | Moon up all night | – | 97% lit |
| Mon 23 Nov | Moon up all night | – | 100% lit |
| Tue 24 Nov | Moon up all night | – | 99% lit |
| Wed 25 Nov | Moon up all night | – | 96% lit |
| Thu 26 Nov | Moon up all night | – | 90% lit |
| Fri 27 Nov | 18:08–19:32 | 1 h 24 min | 82% lit |
| Sat 28 Nov | 18:08–20:54 | 2 h 47 min | 72% lit |
| Sun 29 Nov | 18:07–22:14 | 4 h 07 min | 62% lit |
| Mon 30 Nov | 18:07–23:30 | 5 h 23 min | 51% lit |
| Tue 1 Dec | 18:07–00:42 | 6 h 36 min | 40% lit |
Times are local to Ottawa (America/Toronto). 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 Ottawa: when the ISS passes over.
Other cities in Canada
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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.