Dark skies over Shanghai, China
The next moonless night in Shanghai is Sat 7 Nov, dark from 18:23 to 04:52. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3 Nov | 18:26–01:06 | 6 h 40 min | 31% lit |
| Wed 4 Nov | 18:25–02:07 | 7 h 42 min | 21% lit |
| Thu 5 Nov | 18:24–03:07 | 8 h 43 min | 13% lit |
| Fri 6 Nov | 18:24–04:07 | 9 h 43 min | 7% lit |
| Sat 7 Nov | 18:23–04:52 | 10 h 29 min | 3% lit |
| Sun 8 Nov | 18:23–04:53 | 10 h 30 min | 1% lit |
| Mon 9 Nov | 18:22–04:53 | 10 h 31 min | 0% lit |
| Tue 10 Nov | 18:22–04:54 | 10 h 32 min | 2% lit |
| Wed 11 Nov | 18:21–04:55 | 10 h 34 min | 5% lit |
| Thu 12 Nov | 18:51–04:55 | 10 h 04 min | 10% lit |
| Fri 13 Nov | 19:45–04:56 | 9 h 11 min | 17% lit |
| Sat 14 Nov | 20:41–04:57 | 8 h 16 min | 24% lit |
| Sun 15 Nov | 21:38–04:58 | 7 h 19 min | 33% lit |
| Mon 16 Nov | 22:36–04:58 | 6 h 23 min | 42% lit |
| Tue 17 Nov | 23:33–04:59 | 5 h 26 min | 52% lit |
| Wed 18 Nov | 00:30–05:00 | 4 h 30 min | 62% lit |
| Thu 19 Nov | 01:28–05:01 | 3 h 32 min | 71% lit |
| Fri 20 Nov | 02:29–05:01 | 2 h 33 min | 80% lit |
| Sat 21 Nov | 03:33–05:02 | 1 h 29 min | 88% lit |
| Sun 22 Nov | 04:41–05:03 | 0 h 22 min | 94% lit |
| Mon 23 Nov | Moon up all night | – | 98% lit |
| Tue 24 Nov | Moon up all night | – | 100% lit |
| Wed 25 Nov | Moon up all night | – | 98% lit |
| Thu 26 Nov | Moon up all night | – | 94% lit |
| Fri 27 Nov | 18:16–19:30 | 1 h 13 min | 87% lit |
| Sat 28 Nov | 18:16–20:42 | 2 h 26 min | 78% lit |
| Sun 29 Nov | 18:16–21:53 | 3 h 36 min | 68% lit |
| Mon 30 Nov | 18:16–22:59 | 4 h 43 min | 57% lit |
| Tue 1 Dec | 18:16–00:02 | 5 h 46 min | 46% lit |
| Wed 2 Dec | 18:16–01:02 | 6 h 46 min | 35% lit |
Times are local to Shanghai (Asia/Shanghai). 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 Shanghai: when the ISS passes over.
Other cities in China
Chongqing · Chengdu · Beijing · Guangzhou · Shenzhen · Tianjin · Wuhan · Xi'an
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.