Dark skies over San Salvador, El Salvador
The next moonless night in San Salvador is Sat 7 Nov, dark from 18:40 to 04:40. 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 | 18:41–01:53 | 7 h 12 min | 25% lit |
| Wed 4 Nov | 18:41–02:44 | 8 h 03 min | 16% lit |
| Thu 5 Nov | 18:40–03:34 | 8 h 53 min | 9% lit |
| Fri 6 Nov | 18:40–04:24 | 9 h 44 min | 4% lit |
| Sat 7 Nov | 18:40–04:40 | 10 h 00 min | 1% lit |
| Sun 8 Nov | 18:40–04:40 | 10 h 00 min | 0% lit |
| Mon 9 Nov | 18:40–04:40 | 10 h 01 min | 1% lit |
| Tue 10 Nov | 18:40–04:41 | 10 h 01 min | 4% lit |
| Wed 11 Nov | 19:19–04:41 | 9 h 22 min | 8% lit |
| Thu 12 Nov | 20:11–04:41 | 8 h 31 min | 14% lit |
| Fri 13 Nov | 21:03–04:42 | 7 h 39 min | 21% lit |
| Sat 14 Nov | 21:54–04:42 | 6 h 48 min | 29% lit |
| Sun 15 Nov | 22:45–04:42 | 5 h 57 min | 38% lit |
| Mon 16 Nov | 23:34–04:43 | 5 h 09 min | 48% lit |
| Tue 17 Nov | 00:23–04:43 | 4 h 21 min | 57% lit |
| Wed 18 Nov | 01:11–04:43 | 3 h 32 min | 67% lit |
| Thu 19 Nov | 02:01–04:44 | 2 h 43 min | 77% lit |
| Fri 20 Nov | 02:54–04:44 | 1 h 51 min | 85% lit |
| Sat 21 Nov | 03:50–04:45 | 0 h 55 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 | 18:41–19:47 | 1 h 06 min | 90% lit |
| Fri 27 Nov | 18:41–20:54 | 2 h 12 min | 82% lit |
| Sat 28 Nov | 18:41–21:57 | 3 h 15 min | 72% lit |
| Sun 29 Nov | 18:42–22:55 | 4 h 13 min | 61% lit |
| Mon 30 Nov | 18:42–23:49 | 5 h 08 min | 50% lit |
| Tue 1 Dec | 18:42–00:41 | 5 h 59 min | 40% lit |
| Wed 2 Dec | 18:42–01:31 | 6 h 48 min | 30% lit |
Times are local to San Salvador (America/El Salvador). Each bar runs from midday to midday: grey is full darkness with the Moon up, dark blue is full darkness with no Moon.
Coming up in the sky over San Salvador
- Mars and Jupiter conjunction
- Mon 16 Nov, 04:56: 1.2° apart, 73° up in the east
- Leonid meteor shower
- Night of 16–17 Nov: 01:26–04:40, up to about 13 an hour
Night of 17–18 Nov: 01:22–04:41, up to about 14 an hour - Geminid meteor shower
- Night of 13–14 Dec: 21:28–04:52, up to about 140 an hour
Night of 14–15 Dec: 22:16–04:53, up to about 140 an hour
Also for San Salvador: 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.