Dark skies over Philadelphia, United States
The next moonless night in Philadelphia is Sat 7 Nov, dark from 18:24 to 05:05. 5 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 | 18:28–00:32 | 6 h 04 min | 35% lit |
| Tue 3 Nov | 18:27–01:41 | 7 h 14 min | 25% lit |
| Wed 4 Nov | 18:26–02:48 | 8 h 21 min | 17% lit |
| Thu 5 Nov | 18:25–03:53 | 9 h 28 min | 10% lit |
| Fri 6 Nov | 18:24–04:59 | 10 h 34 min | 5% lit |
| Sat 7 Nov | 18:24–05:05 | 10 h 41 min | 1% lit |
| Sun 8 Nov | 18:23–05:06 | 10 h 43 min | 0% lit |
| Mon 9 Nov | 18:22–05:07 | 10 h 45 min | 1% lit |
| Tue 10 Nov | 18:21–05:08 | 10 h 47 min | 4% lit |
| Wed 11 Nov | 18:20–05:09 | 10 h 48 min | 8% lit |
| Thu 12 Nov | 18:56–05:10 | 10 h 14 min | 14% lit |
| Fri 13 Nov | 19:53–05:11 | 9 h 18 min | 21% lit |
| Sat 14 Nov | 20:54–05:12 | 8 h 18 min | 29% lit |
| Sun 15 Nov | 21:56–05:13 | 7 h 17 min | 38% lit |
| Mon 16 Nov | 22:58–05:14 | 6 h 15 min | 47% lit |
| Tue 17 Nov | 00:01–05:14 | 5 h 13 min | 57% lit |
| Wed 18 Nov | 01:05–05:15 | 4 h 11 min | 67% lit |
| Thu 19 Nov | 02:10–05:16 | 3 h 06 min | 76% lit |
| Fri 20 Nov | 03:19–05:17 | 1 h 59 min | 85% lit |
| Sat 21 Nov | 04:31–05:18 | 0 h 47 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 | 18:13–18:33 | 0 h 20 min | 90% lit |
| Fri 27 Nov | 18:12–19:50 | 1 h 38 min | 82% lit |
| Sat 28 Nov | 18:12–21:08 | 2 h 56 min | 72% lit |
| Sun 29 Nov | 18:12–22:22 | 4 h 10 min | 62% lit |
| Mon 30 Nov | 18:12–23:33 | 5 h 21 min | 51% lit |
| Tue 1 Dec | 18:12–00:41 | 6 h 29 min | 40% lit |
Times are local to Philadelphia (America/New York). 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 Philadelphia: when the ISS passes over.
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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.