Dark skies over Shenzhen, China

The next moonless night in Shenzhen is Sat 7 Nov, dark from 18:59 to 05:15. 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 ofMoon-free dark hoursTotalMoon
Tue 3 Nov19:01–01:446 h 43 min31% lit
Wed 4 Nov19:01–02:407 h 40 min21% lit
Thu 5 Nov19:00–03:358 h 35 min13% lit
Fri 6 Nov19:00–04:299 h 30 min7% lit
Sat 7 Nov18:59–05:1510 h 15 min3% lit
Sun 8 Nov18:59–05:1510 h 16 min1% lit
Mon 9 Nov18:59–05:1610 h 17 min0% lit
Tue 10 Nov18:58–05:1610 h 18 min2% lit
Wed 11 Nov18:58–05:1710 h 19 min5% lit
Thu 12 Nov19:47–05:179 h 31 min11% lit
Fri 13 Nov20:39–05:188 h 38 min17% lit
Sat 14 Nov21:33–05:187 h 45 min25% lit
Sun 15 Nov22:27–05:196 h 51 min33% lit
Mon 16 Nov23:21–05:195 h 59 min42% lit
Tue 17 Nov00:13–05:205 h 06 min52% lit
Wed 18 Nov01:06–05:204 h 14 min62% lit
Thu 19 Nov01:59–05:213 h 22 min71% lit
Fri 20 Nov02:55–05:212 h 27 min80% lit
Sat 21 Nov03:53–05:221 h 29 min88% lit
Sun 22 Nov04:56–05:230 h 26 min95% lit
Mon 23 NovMoon up all night–99% lit
Tue 24 NovMoon up all night–100% lit
Wed 25 NovMoon up all night–98% lit
Thu 26 Nov18:56–19:140 h 17 min94% lit
Fri 27 Nov18:56–20:231 h 27 min87% lit
Sat 28 Nov18:57–21:322 h 35 min78% lit
Sun 29 Nov18:57–22:373 h 41 min67% lit
Mon 30 Nov18:57–23:394 h 42 min56% lit
Tue 1 Dec18:57–00:365 h 39 min46% lit
Wed 2 Dec18:57–01:316 h 34 min35% lit

Times are local to Shenzhen (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 Shenzhen: when the ISS passes over.

Other cities in China

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.