Luxor, Egypt

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Luxor, Egypt

That morning

Sunrise

6:47 AM

6:47 AM

Clears the hills at 6:51 AM, 4 min after sunrise

6:24 AM Blue hour
6:47 AM Sunrise
7:18 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:23 PM

6:23 PM

Behind the hills at 6:19 PM, 4 min before sunset

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

5:52 PM Golden hour
6:23 PM Sunset
6:46 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:23 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:53 PM Dark enough
3:13 AM Moonset
4:23 AM Best
5:17 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

Waxing gibbous

77% lit

3:48 PM – 3:13 AM

ESE WSW
3:48 PM Moonrise
4:07 PM 4°
9:30 PM Highest, 50°
2:54 AM 4°
3:13 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 2:07 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:24 AM–6:47 AM
  • Sunrise 6:47 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:47 AM–7:18 AM
  • Morning best color 6:58 AM
  • Moonrise 3:48 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:52 PM–6:23 PM
  • Evening best color 6:05 PM
  • Sunset 6:23 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:23 PM–6:46 PM
  • Fully dark 7:40 PM–5:31 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 3:20 AM–5:31 AM

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