Dark skies over Shiraz, Iran
The next moonless night in Shiraz is Sat 7 Nov, dark from 18:30 to 04:56. 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 | 18:32–01:25 | 6 h 53 min | 29% lit |
| Wed 4 Nov | 18:32–02:25 | 7 h 53 min | 20% lit |
| Thu 5 Nov | 18:31–03:24 | 8 h 53 min | 12% lit |
| Fri 6 Nov | 18:31–04:22 | 9 h 51 min | 6% lit |
| Sat 7 Nov | 18:30–04:56 | 10 h 26 min | 2% lit |
| Sun 8 Nov | 18:29–04:57 | 10 h 28 min | 0% lit |
| Mon 9 Nov | 18:29–04:58 | 10 h 29 min | 0% lit |
| Tue 10 Nov | 18:28–04:58 | 10 h 30 min | 2% lit |
| Wed 11 Nov | 18:28–04:59 | 10 h 31 min | 6% lit |
| Thu 12 Nov | 19:12–05:00 | 9 h 48 min | 12% lit |
| Fri 13 Nov | 20:06–05:01 | 8 h 55 min | 18% lit |
| Sat 14 Nov | 21:02–05:01 | 7 h 59 min | 26% lit |
| Sun 15 Nov | 21:59–05:02 | 7 h 03 min | 35% lit |
| Mon 16 Nov | 22:55–05:03 | 6 h 08 min | 44% lit |
| Tue 17 Nov | 23:51–05:03 | 5 h 12 min | 54% lit |
| Wed 18 Nov | 00:48–05:04 | 4 h 16 min | 63% lit |
| Thu 19 Nov | 01:45–05:05 | 3 h 20 min | 73% lit |
| Fri 20 Nov | 02:45–05:05 | 2 h 20 min | 82% lit |
| Sat 21 Nov | 03:49–05:06 | 1 h 17 min | 89% lit |
| Sun 22 Nov | 04:57–05:07 | 0 h 10 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 | 18:24–18:42 | 0 h 18 min | 93% lit |
| Fri 27 Nov | 18:24–19:54 | 1 h 30 min | 85% lit |
| Sat 28 Nov | 18:24–21:05 | 2 h 41 min | 76% lit |
| Sun 29 Nov | 18:24–22:14 | 3 h 50 min | 66% lit |
| Mon 30 Nov | 18:24–23:19 | 4 h 55 min | 55% lit |
| Tue 1 Dec | 18:24–00:20 | 5 h 56 min | 44% lit |
| Wed 2 Dec | 18:24–01:19 | 6 h 55 min | 33% lit |
Times are local to Shiraz (Asia/Tehran). 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 Shiraz
- Mars and Jupiter conjunction
- Mon 16 Nov, 05:24: 1.2° apart, 71° up in the south-east
- Leonid meteor shower
- Night of 16–17 Nov: 01:11–05:00, up to about 14 an hour
Night of 17–18 Nov: 01:07–05:01, up to about 14 an hour - Geminid meteor shower
- Night of 13–14 Dec: 20:47–05:18, up to about 150 an hour
Night of 14–15 Dec: 21:42–05:19, up to about 150 an hour
Also for Shiraz: when the ISS passes over.
Other cities in Iran
Tehran · Mashhad · Isfahan · Karaj · Tabriz · Qom · Ahvaz
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.