Luxor, Egypt

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Luxor, Egypt

That morning

Sunrise

6:46 AM

6:46 AM

Clears the hills at 6:49 AM, 3 min after sunrise

6:23 AM Blue hour
6:46 AM Sunrise
7:17 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:25 PM

6:25 PM

Behind the hills at 6:21 PM, 4 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

5:54 PM Golden hour
6:25 PM Sunset
6:48 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:25 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:55 PM Dark enough
1:01 AM Moonset
4:25 AM Best
5:16 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
73°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet, the same stream as May's Eta Aquariids. The comet itself last came round in 1986 and returns in 2061; its dust arrives every October.

The estimate is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Moon

First quarter

56% lit

2:21 PM – 1:01 AM

ESE WSW
2:21 PM Moonrise
2:42 PM 4°
7:42 PM Highest, 39°
12:41 AM 4°
1:01 AM Moonset

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:23 AM–6:46 AM
  • Sunrise 6:46 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:46 AM–7:17 AM
  • Morning best color 6:57 AM
  • Moonrise 2:21 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:54 PM–6:25 PM
  • Evening best color 6:07 PM
  • Sunset 6:25 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:25 PM–6:48 PM
  • Fully dark 7:42 PM–5:30 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 1:02 AM–5:30 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Luxor, Egypt

Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 2 Nov 2026 6:37 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 2 Nov 2026 6:37 PM International Space Station Modest pass, N to ENE, 13 deg up
Tue 3 Nov 2026 4:27 AM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:36 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:30 PM to 4:40 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 9:01 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 6:32 PM Total solar eclipse Totality here
Mon 2 Aug 2027 1:05 PM Partial lunar eclipse 38% of the Moon in shadow
Thu 6 Jul 2028 9:20 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 71 minutes
Sun 31 Dec 2028 6:51 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 53 minutes
Thu 20 Dec 2029 12:42 AM Partial solar eclipse 50.1% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 7:40 AM Partial lunar eclipse 50% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 15 Jun 2030 9:33 PM Partial solar eclipse 2.4% of the Sun covered
Wed 21 May 2031 9:04 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 46 minutes
Mon 18 Oct 2032 10:03 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 48 minutes
Thu 14 Apr 2033 9:12 PM Partial solar eclipse 91.4% of the Sun covered
Mon 20 Mar 2034 12:55 PM Partial lunar eclipse 10% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 18 Aug 2035 4:11 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 74 minutes
Mon 11 Feb 2036 12:12 AM Total lunar eclipse 64% of it above your horizon
Wed 6 Aug 2036 5:51 AM Partial solar eclipse 14% of the Sun covered
Tue 30 Apr 2041 4:15 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it