Luxor, Egypt

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Luxor, Egypt

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Around 5 an hour

Best around 4:55 AM

Radiant climbs to
44°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
41% lost
Speed
41 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.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

That morning

Sunrise

6:36 AM

6:36 AM

6:11 AM Blue hour
6:36 AM Sunrise
7:10 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:10 PM

5:10 PM

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

4:36 PM Golden hour
5:10 PM Sunset
5:35 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Full moon

99% lit

4:04 PM – 6:39 AM

ENE WNW
4:04 PM Moonrise
4:24 PM 4°
11:22 PM Highest, 88°
6:18 AM 4°
6:39 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:35 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:11 AM–6:36 AM
  • Morning best color 6:21 AM
  • Sunrise 6:36 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:36 AM–7:10 AM
  • Moonrise 4:04 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:36 PM–5:10 PM
  • Sunset 5:10 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:10 PM–5:35 PM
  • Evening best color 5:26 PM
  • Fully dark 6:32 PM–5:14 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Luxor, Egypt

Tiangong space station Modest pass, ENE to ENE, 15 deg up
Thu 15 Oct 2026 4:48 AM International Space Station Modest pass, WNW to NNE, 26 deg up
Thu 15 Oct 2026 5:51 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