Luxor, Egypt

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Luxor, Egypt

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 20 an hour

Best around 2:13 AM

Radiant climbs to
83°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
63% lost
Speed
35 km/s

The rate at the top 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. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

The strongest shower of the year, and you can watch it most of the night.

That morning

Sunrise

6:23 AM

6:23 AM

5:58 AM Blue hour
6:23 AM Sunrise
6:57 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:58 PM

4:58 PM

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

4:24 PM Golden hour
4:58 PM Sunset
5:23 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

84% lit

8:47 PM – 10:32 AM

ENE WNW
8:47 PM Moonrise
9:06 PM 4°
3:42 AM Highest, 84°
10:13 AM 4°
10:32 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 5:58 AM–6:23 AM
  • Morning best color 6:09 AM
  • Sunrise 6:23 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:23 AM–6:57 AM
  • Moonset 9:50 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:24 PM–4:58 PM
  • Sunset 4:58 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:58 PM–5:23 PM
  • Evening best color 5:14 PM
  • Fully dark 6:20 PM–5:02 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:20 PM–8:50 PM
  • Moonrise 8:48 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Luxor, Egypt

International Space Station Modest pass, NNE to NNE, 20 deg up
Fri 16 Oct 2026 5:06 AM Tiangong space station Brilliant pass, NE to ESE, 80 deg up
Fri 16 Oct 2026 5:24 AM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:17 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:32 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:32 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 12:21 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:30 PM to 4:40 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 9:01 AM 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it