Luxor, Egypt

Monday, December 7, 2026

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Luxor, Egypt Monday 7 December 2026

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 40 an hour

Best around 2:16 AM

Radiant climbs to
83°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
No interference
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 crescent

2% lit

4:55 AM – 3:35 PM

ESE WSW
4:55 AM Moonrise
5:15 AM 4°
10:14 AM Highest, 40°
3:14 PM 4°
3:35 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 4:55 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:58 AM–6:23 AM
  • Morning best color 6:06 AM
  • Sunrise 6:23 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:23 AM–6:57 AM
  • Moonset 3:35 PM
  • 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 5:15 PM
  • Fully dark 6:20 PM–5:02 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:20 PM–5:02 AM
← Previous day Sunday Sun, Dec 6
Next day → Tuesday Tue, Dec 8

Upcoming celestial events for Luxor, Egypt

New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:30 PM to 5:00 AM Tue 8 Dec 2026 2:50 AM Geminids Around 142 an hour
Sun 13 Dec 2026 1:45 AM Winter solstice Shortest day, 10h 32m of light · sunset 5:03 PM in the WSW Mon 21 Dec 2026 10:50 PM Ursids A few an hour
Mon 21 Dec 2026 4:48 AM Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:20 PM in the ENE Wed 23 Dec 2026 4:20 PM Quadrantids Around 12 an hour
Sun 3 Jan 2027 4:56 AM Total solar eclipse Totality here
Mon 2 Aug 2027 1:05 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it