Luxor, Egypt

Thursday, October 1, 2026

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Luxor, Egypt Thursday 1 October 2026 High 96°F, low 72°F.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Bright pass, NW to NE

Rose 5:35 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NW
Rising, then up to NNW
When
5:35 AM
until 5:39 AM
Visible for
3m 20s
Highest
34° NNW
Ends
Sets NE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, WNW to SSW

Rose 8:12 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Rising, then up to SW
When
8:12 PM
until 8:15 PM
Visible for
3m 30s
Highest
21° SW
Ends
Fades at 19°

It will not set - it flies into the Earth's shadow and fades out in a few seconds.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Washed out by city light

Visible from 7:52 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
7:52 PM to 9:52 PM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 28° above it
Highest at
7:52 PM
Sky fully dark
7:52 PM to 5:25 AM
Sky darkness
None
Cloud
Not forecast yet

The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:41 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:18 AM Blue hour
6:25 AM Best color
6:41 AM Sunrise
7:12 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 16 past sunrises rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Sunset

Good

6:36 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:05 PM Golden hour
6:36 PM Sunset
6:59 PM Best color, then blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 15 past sunsets rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Moon

Waning gibbous

74% lit

10:03 PM – 12:35 PM

ENE WNW
10:03 PM Moonrise
10:23 PM 4°
5:19 AM Highest, 88°
12:15 PM 4°
12:35 PM Moonset

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

How this day turned out

Morning
82°F
Clear sky 9% clouds · no rain
Afternoon
96°F
Mainly clear 35% clouds · no rain
Evening
89°F
Clear sky 15% clouds · no rain

Sunrise

6:18 AM Blue hour
6:25 AM Best color
6:41 AM Sunrise
7:12 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:05 PM Golden hour
6:36 PM Sunset
6:59 PM Best color, then blue hour ends

Moon, waning gibbous

10:03 PM Moonrise
10:23 PM 4°
5:19 AM Highest, 88°
12:15 PM 4°
12:35 PM Moonset
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