Luxor, Egypt

Wednesday, December 16, 2026

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Luxor, Egypt Wednesday 16 December 2026

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 83 an hour

Best around 1:34 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

6:28 AM

6:28 AM

6:03 AM Blue hour
6:28 AM Sunrise
7:03 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:01 PM

5:01 PM

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

4:27 PM Golden hour
5:01 PM Sunset
5:26 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

First quarter

42% lit

11:18 AM – 11:26 PM

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11:18 AM Moonrise
11:35 AM 4°
5:22 PM Highest, 62°
11:08 PM 4°
11:26 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 6:03 AM–6:28 AM
  • Morning best color 6:12 AM
  • Sunrise 6:28 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:28 AM–7:03 AM
  • Moonrise 11:18 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:27 PM–5:01 PM
  • Sunset 5:01 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:01 PM–5:26 PM
  • Evening best color 5:17 PM
  • Fully dark 6:23 PM–5:07 AM
  • Moonset 11:26 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:33 PM–5:07 AM
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Next day → Thursday Thu, Dec 17

Upcoming celestial events for Luxor, Egypt

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 Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 5:29 PM in the ENE Fri 22 Jan 2027 5:29 PM Total solar eclipse Totality here
Mon 2 Aug 2027 1:05 PM

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