Addis Ababa’s high elevation thins the air and can deliver sharp stellar images when the rainy season breaks. Urban glow is rising, so darker plateaus outside the capital unlock deeper southern sky views.
Kiremt rains dominate June–September cloud cover.
Ethiopia · Ethiopian Highlands · ~9.0°N
Check the live Tonight score for Addis Ababa (cloud, dew, transparency, and astronomical dark), then read the hourly cloud timing chart and moonless dark window on this page.
Use the best clear window clock times after astronomical darkness, and prefer moonless hours when deep-sky contrast matters.
This hub shows moonrise, moonset, illumination, and the longest moonless astronomical-dark interval for Addis Ababa. Open Dark Sky Window for the full ephemeris card.
ISS passes are spottable near dusk or dawn when the sky is dark and the station is still sunlit. This page lists the next spottable pass when available.
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