Luxor, Egypt

Friday, December 11, 2026

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Luxor, Egypt Friday 11 December 2026

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 94 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

6:25 AM

6:25 AM

6:00 AM Blue hour
6:25 AM Sunrise
6:59 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

Waxing crescent

5% lit

8:24 AM – 6:57 PM

ESE WSW
8:24 AM Moonrise
8:44 AM 4°
1:40 PM Highest, 39°
6:37 PM 4°
6:57 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 6:00 AM–6:25 AM
  • Morning best color 6:09 AM
  • Sunrise 6:25 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:25 AM–6:59 AM
  • Moonrise 8:24 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:25 PM–4:59 PM
  • Sunset 4:59 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:59 PM–5:24 PM
  • Evening best color 5:15 PM
  • Fully dark 6:21 PM–5:04 AM
  • Moonset 6:58 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:01 PM–5:04 AM
← Previous day Thursday Thu, Dec 10
Next day → Saturday Sat, Dec 12

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