Dark skies over Rotterdam, The Netherlands

The next moonless night in Rotterdam is Sat 7 Nov, dark from 18:59 to 05:52. 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 ofMoon-free dark hoursTotalMoon
Tue 3 Nov19:05–01:546 h 50 min28% lit
Wed 4 Nov19:03–03:138 h 10 min19% lit
Thu 5 Nov19:02–04:319 h 29 min11% lit
Fri 6 Nov19:00–05:4810 h 48 min6% lit
Sat 7 Nov18:59–05:5210 h 54 min2% lit
Sun 8 Nov18:57–05:5410 h 56 min0% lit
Mon 9 Nov18:56–05:5510 h 59 min1% lit
Tue 10 Nov18:55–05:5711 h 02 min3% lit
Wed 11 Nov18:54–05:5811 h 05 min7% lit
Thu 12 Nov18:52–06:0011 h 08 min12% lit
Fri 13 Nov19:19–06:0110 h 42 min19% lit
Sat 14 Nov20:28–06:039 h 35 min27% lit
Sun 15 Nov21:40–06:048 h 24 min36% lit
Mon 16 Nov22:54–06:067 h 11 min45% lit
Tue 17 Nov00:08–06:075 h 59 min55% lit
Wed 18 Nov01:23–06:084 h 45 min65% lit
Thu 19 Nov02:40–06:103 h 30 min74% lit
Fri 20 Nov04:00–06:112 h 12 min83% lit
Sat 21 Nov05:24–06:130 h 48 min90% lit
Sun 22 NovMoon up all night–96% 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 NovMoon up all night–92% lit
Fri 27 Nov18:39–19:180 h 39 min84% lit
Sat 28 Nov18:38–20:492 h 11 min75% lit
Sun 29 Nov18:38–22:183 h 40 min64% lit
Mon 30 Nov18:37–23:435 h 06 min53% lit
Tue 1 Dec18:37–01:036 h 26 min42% lit
Wed 2 Dec18:37–02:217 h 44 min32% lit

Times are local to Rotterdam (Europe/Amsterdam). 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 Rotterdam: when the ISS passes over.

Other cities in The Netherlands

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.