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Kananga

Kasai-Central, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Today
Feb 21, 2026
Poor

Netflix & Chill Night (Too Cloudy)

100% cloud cover — nothing to see tonight. Good time to plan next week.

Tonight's Forecast
0
/ 100
First Light Index
Poor
Our proprietary metric combining sky clarity, moon interference, and light pollution for optimal stargazing conditions.
0
/ 100
Shutter Score
Poor
Photography-specific metric factoring cloud quality and golden hour potential for landscape shooters.

Light Windows Today

Blue HourGolden HourGolden HourBlue Hour
4 AM12 PM11 PM
Sunrise
6:36 AM
Golden: 41min
Sunset
6:51 PM
Golden: 41min
True Darkness
8:02 PM
Stars visible

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6:23 AM - 7:04 AM
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6:23 PM - 7:04 PM
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8:02 PM onwards
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Moon Phase

14%
Phase
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination
14%
💡 Slight Moon Interference
Moon may affect darkest sky observations

Light Pollution

2
Class 1
DarkClass 5
SuburbanClass 9
City
Kananga Classification
Excellent for Astronomy
Bortle Class 2: Typical Dark Sky

True dark site

Visible Tonight

Zodiacal light evident, Milky Way highly structured, M15 visible

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Weather Conditions

Cloud Cover
94%
Overcast - poor conditions for photography
Morning
100%
Evening
100%
Overnight
100%
Precipitation
68%
Likely
Wind
8
km/h avg
Gusts up to 19 km/h
🟢 Calm - Excellent for tracking
Humidity
82%
High - May cause haze
Visibility
21.5
km
Excellent clarity
Temperature
29°C
High
/
22°C
Low
Seeing
2
/ 5
Fair - Atmospheric stability
Transparency
1
/ 5
Hazy - Air clarity
Conditions Summary
🌪️ Poor seeing - Stick to wide-field imaging or wait for better atmospheric stability

Nearby Dark Sky Locations

Within 100km

Demba

Bortle
2
1
Noticeable improvement
47.2km·~35min

Kabeya-Kamwanga

Bortle
2
1
Noticeable improvement
93.4km·~1h 10min

Miabi

Bortle
2
1
Noticeable improvement
113.9km·~1h 25min
💡 These locations have significantly darker skies (2 → 1). Expect 2x more visible stars.

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