Luxor, Egypt

Wednesday, December 9, 2026

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Luxor, Egypt Wednesday 9 December 2026

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 61 an hour

Best around 2:02 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

6:24 AM

6:24 AM

5:59 AM Blue hour
6:24 AM Sunrise
6:58 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:59 PM

4:59 PM

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

4:25 PM Golden hour
4:59 PM Sunset
5:24 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

New moon

0% lit

6:46 AM – 5:10 PM

ESE WSW
6:46 AM Moonrise
7:07 AM 4°
11:57 AM Highest, 37°
4:49 PM 4°
5:10 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:59 AM–6:24 AM
  • Morning best color 6:07 AM
  • Sunrise 6:24 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:24 AM–6:58 AM
  • Moonrise 6:46 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:25 PM–4:59 PM
  • Sunset 4:59 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:59 PM–5:24 PM
  • Moonset 5:10 PM
  • Evening best color 5:15 PM
  • Fully dark 6:20 PM–5:03 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:20 PM–5:03 AM
← Previous day Tuesday Tue, Dec 8
Next day → Thursday Thu, Dec 10

Upcoming celestial events for Luxor, Egypt

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 New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:40 PM to 5:10 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 10:23 PM Total solar eclipse Totality here
Mon 2 Aug 2027 1:05 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it