Luxor, Egypt

Saturday, December 12, 2026

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Luxor, Egypt Saturday 12 December 2026

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 115 an hour

Best around 1:47 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

6:26 AM

6:26 AM

6:01 AM Blue hour
6:26 AM Sunrise
7:00 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

10% lit

9:05 AM – 7:52 PM

ESE WSW
9:05 AM Moonrise
9:25 AM 4°
2:29 PM Highest, 42°
7:33 PM 4°
7:52 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 6:01 AM–6:26 AM
  • Morning best color 6:09 AM
  • Sunrise 6:26 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:26 AM–7:00 AM
  • Moonrise 9:06 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 5:16 PM
  • Fully dark 6:21 PM–5:05 AM
  • Moonset 7:53 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:01 PM–5:05 AM
← Previous day Friday Fri, Dec 11
Next day → Sunday Sun, Dec 13

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 10:22 PM Total solar eclipse Totality here
Mon 2 Aug 2027 1:05 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it