Dark skies over Port Harcourt, Nigeria
The next moonless night in Port Harcourt is Sat 7 Nov, dark from 19:25 to 05:06. 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 | 19:24–02:19 | 6 h 54 min | 28% lit |
| Wed 4 Nov | 19:25–03:06 | 7 h 41 min | 19% lit |
| Thu 5 Nov | 19:25–03:52 | 8 h 27 min | 11% lit |
| Fri 6 Nov | 19:25–04:38 | 9 h 13 min | 6% lit |
| Sat 7 Nov | 19:25–05:06 | 9 h 41 min | 2% lit |
| Sun 8 Nov | 19:25–05:06 | 9 h 41 min | 0% lit |
| Mon 9 Nov | 19:25–05:06 | 9 h 41 min | 1% lit |
| Tue 10 Nov | 19:25–05:06 | 9 h 41 min | 3% lit |
| Wed 11 Nov | 20:00–05:06 | 9 h 06 min | 7% lit |
| Thu 12 Nov | 20:52–05:06 | 8 h 14 min | 12% lit |
| Fri 13 Nov | 21:43–05:06 | 7 h 23 min | 19% lit |
| Sat 14 Nov | 22:33–05:06 | 6 h 34 min | 27% lit |
| Sun 15 Nov | 23:21–05:07 | 5 h 46 min | 36% lit |
| Mon 16 Nov | 00:07–05:07 | 5 h 00 min | 45% lit |
| Tue 17 Nov | 00:52–05:07 | 4 h 15 min | 55% lit |
| Wed 18 Nov | 01:36–05:07 | 3 h 31 min | 65% lit |
| Thu 19 Nov | 02:22–05:07 | 2 h 46 min | 74% lit |
| Fri 20 Nov | 03:09–05:08 | 1 h 58 min | 83% lit |
| Sat 21 Nov | 04:00–05:08 | 1 h 08 min | 90% lit |
| Sun 22 Nov | 04:56–05:08 | 0 h 12 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 | 19:29–20:24 | 0 h 55 min | 92% lit |
| Fri 27 Nov | 19:29–21:29 | 2 h 00 min | 84% lit |
| Sat 28 Nov | 19:29–22:30 | 3 h 00 min | 75% lit |
| Sun 29 Nov | 19:30–23:25 | 3 h 55 min | 64% lit |
| Mon 30 Nov | 19:30–00:16 | 4 h 46 min | 53% lit |
| Tue 1 Dec | 19:31–01:04 | 5 h 34 min | 42% lit |
| Wed 2 Dec | 19:31–01:50 | 6 h 19 min | 32% lit |
Times are local to Port Harcourt (Africa/Lagos). 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 Port Harcourt: when the ISS passes over.
Other cities in Nigeria
Lagos · Kano · Ibadan · Abuja · Kaduna · Benin City · Onitsha · Aba
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.