Luxor, Egypt

Sunday, January 3, 2027

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Luxor, Egypt Sunday 3 January 2027

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Around 11 an hour

Best around 5:44 AM

Radiant climbs to
52°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
41 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.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

That morning

Sunrise

6:36 AM

6:36 AM

6:11 AM Blue hour
6:36 AM Sunrise
7:10 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:11 PM

5:11 PM

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

4:37 PM Golden hour
5:11 PM Sunset
5:36 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

17% lit

2:50 AM – 1:33 PM

ESE WSW
2:50 AM Moonrise
3:10 AM 4°
8:11 AM Highest, 41°
1:13 PM 4°
1:33 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 2:50 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:11 AM–6:36 AM
  • Morning best color 6:19 AM
  • Sunrise 6:36 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:36 AM–7:10 AM
  • Moonset 1:34 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:37 PM–5:11 PM
  • Sunset 5:11 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:11 PM–5:36 PM
  • Evening best color 5:27 PM
  • Fully dark 6:32 PM–5:15 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:32 PM–3:52 AM
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Upcoming celestial events for Luxor, Egypt

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 New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:10 AM Sat 6 Feb 2027 5:56 PM Milky Way Visible 3:39 AM to 5:07 AM with no moon, 21° above the southeastern horizon - 8 nights 7 Feb to 14 Feb
Sun 14 Feb 2027 3:39 AM Snow Moon Rises 5:22 PM in the ENE Sat 20 Feb 2027 5:22 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:20 PM to 4:50 AM Sun 7 Mar 2027 11:31 AM Total solar eclipse Totality here
Mon 2 Aug 2027 1:05 PM

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