Luxor, Egypt

Sunday, October 20, 2024

← Previous day Saturday Sat, Oct 19
DATE
Next day → Monday Mon, Oct 21
TODAY

Luxor, Egypt

That morning

Sunrise

6:50 AM

6:50 AM

Clears the hills at 6:55 AM, 5 min after sunrise

6:27 AM Blue hour
6:50 AM Sunrise
7:22 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:17 PM

6:17 PM

Behind the hills at 6:13 PM, 4 min before sunset

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

5:46 PM Golden hour
6:17 PM Sunset
6:40 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:32 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:47 PM Dark enough
8:37 PM Moonrise
4:32 AM Best
5:21 AM Too light
Estimate
~6/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
77°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
66% lost
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

Waning gibbous

88% lit

8:37 PM – 11:09 AM

ENE WNW
8:37 PM Moonrise
8:58 PM 4°
3:52 AM Highest, 88°
10:48 AM 4°
11:09 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 6:27 AM–6:50 AM
  • Sunrise 6:50 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:50 AM–7:22 AM
  • Morning best color 7:02 AM
  • Moonset 10:01 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:46 PM–6:17 PM
  • Evening best color 5:59 PM
  • Sunset 6:17 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:17 PM–6:40 PM
  • Fully dark 7:34 PM–5:34 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:34 PM–8:44 PM
  • Moonrise 8:38 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Luxor, Egypt

Every celestial event, and where else to see it