Dark skies over Sanaa, Yemen
The next moonless night in Sanaa is Sat 7 Nov, dark from 18:45 to 04:48. 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 | 18:46–01:39 | 6 h 53 min | 29% lit |
| Wed 4 Nov | 18:46–02:31 | 7 h 46 min | 19% lit |
| Thu 5 Nov | 18:45–03:22 | 8 h 37 min | 12% lit |
| Fri 6 Nov | 18:45–04:13 | 9 h 28 min | 6% lit |
| Sat 7 Nov | 18:45–04:48 | 10 h 03 min | 2% lit |
| Sun 8 Nov | 18:45–04:48 | 10 h 03 min | 0% lit |
| Mon 9 Nov | 18:45–04:48 | 10 h 04 min | 1% lit |
| Tue 10 Nov | 18:45–04:49 | 10 h 04 min | 3% lit |
| Wed 11 Nov | 19:03–04:49 | 9 h 46 min | 6% lit |
| Thu 12 Nov | 19:54–04:49 | 8 h 56 min | 12% lit |
| Fri 13 Nov | 20:46–04:50 | 8 h 04 min | 18% lit |
| Sat 14 Nov | 21:39–04:50 | 7 h 12 min | 26% lit |
| Sun 15 Nov | 22:30–04:51 | 6 h 21 min | 35% lit |
| Mon 16 Nov | 23:20–04:51 | 5 h 31 min | 44% lit |
| Tue 17 Nov | 00:10–04:51 | 4 h 42 min | 54% lit |
| Wed 18 Nov | 00:59–04:52 | 3 h 53 min | 64% lit |
| Thu 19 Nov | 01:49–04:52 | 3 h 03 min | 73% lit |
| Fri 20 Nov | 02:41–04:53 | 2 h 11 min | 82% lit |
| Sat 21 Nov | 03:37–04:53 | 1 h 16 min | 90% lit |
| Sun 22 Nov | 04:37–04:53 | 0 h 17 min | 95% 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 | – | 98% lit |
| Thu 26 Nov | 18:45–19:24 | 0 h 39 min | 93% lit |
| Fri 27 Nov | 18:45–20:32 | 1 h 47 min | 85% lit |
| Sat 28 Nov | 18:45–21:37 | 2 h 52 min | 76% lit |
| Sun 29 Nov | 18:46–22:38 | 3 h 53 min | 65% lit |
| Mon 30 Nov | 18:46–23:35 | 4 h 49 min | 54% lit |
| Tue 1 Dec | 18:46–00:28 | 5 h 42 min | 44% lit |
| Wed 2 Dec | 18:46–01:19 | 6 h 33 min | 33% lit |
Times are local to Sanaa (Asia/Aden). 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 Sanaa: when the ISS passes over.
Other cities in Yemen
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.