Current Time: | Sep 18, 2024 at 12:20:41 am |
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Sunrise Today: | 6:41 am↑ 88° East |
Sunset Today: | 6:56 pm↑ 272° West |
Moonrise Today: | 7:16 pm↑ 88° East |
Moonset Today: | 6:47 am↑ 267° West |
Daylight Hours: | 12 hours, 15 minutes (-1m 47s) |
Today's Sun Position in Cairo
Time: | 12:20 am |
Altitude: | -57.4° |
Direction: | 347° N |
Phase: | Night |
Day length today: 12h 14m 53s (Sep 18, 2024)
1 minute, 47 seconds shorter than yesterday (Sep 17, 2024)
2 hours, 2 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)
1 hour, 50 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)
The Sun's altitude in Cairo today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cairo Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Cairo today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
Night | 12:00 am – 5:21 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 5:21 am – 5:49 am |
Nautical Twilight | 5:49 am – 6:17 am |
Civil Twilight | 6:17 am – 6:41 am |
Daylight | 6:41 am – 6:56 pm |
Civil Twilight | 6:56 pm – 7:20 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 7:20 pm – 7:48 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 7:48 pm – 8:16 pm |
Night | 8:16 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Cairo - Next 7 Days
2024 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Sep | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Sep 18 | 6:41 am | 6:56 pm | 12:14:53 | −1:47 | 12:49 pm (61.6°) | 93.394 |
Sep 19 | 6:41 am | 6:55 pm | 12:13:05 | −1:47 | 12:48 pm (61.2°) | 93.368 |
Sep 20 | 6:42 am | 6:53 pm | 12:11:18 | −1:47 | 12:48 pm (60.8°) | 93.343 |
Sep 21 | 6:42 am | 6:52 pm | 12:09:30 | −1:47 | 12:47 pm (60.4°) | 93.318 |
Sep 22 | 6:43 am | 6:51 pm | 12:07:42 | −1:47 | 12:47 pm (60.0°) | 93.292 |
Sep 23 | 6:44 am | 6:49 pm | 12:05:54 | −1:47 | 12:47 pm (59.6°) | 93.267 |
Sep 24 | 6:44 am | 6:48 pm | 12:04:06 | −1:47 | 12:46 pm (59.2°) | 93.241 |
* All times are local time for Cairo. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
The September equinox (autumnal equinox) in Cairo is at 3:43 pm on Sunday, September 22, 2024.
Why is the day and night not exactly 12 hours on equinox?
Equinoxes & Solstices 2024
March equinox | Mar 20 | 5:06 am |
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June solstice | Jun 20 | 11:51 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 3:44 pm |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 11:21 am |
* All times are local Cairo time. |
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Today's Moon in Cairo
Percent Illuminated: | 99.9% |
Time: | 12:20 am |
Altitude: | 54.8° |
Direction: | 172° S |
Position: | Near Full Moon (Waxing Gibbous) |
The Moon's path in Cairo today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Moon in Cairo - Next 7 days
2024 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Sep | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Sep 18 | - | 6:47 am | 7:16 pm | 12:40 am | (55.3°) | 222,268 | 99.9% | |||
Sep 19 | - | 7:57 am | 7:50 pm | 1:32 am | (62.9°) | 222,096 | 98.9% | |||
Sep 20 | - | 9:07 am | 8:26 pm | 2:24 am | (70.4°) | 223,199 | 94.8% | |||
Sep 21 | - | 10:18 am | 9:06 pm | 3:17 am | (77.1°) | 225,425 | 87.8% | |||
Sep 22 | - | 11:29 am | 9:51 pm | 4:14 am | (82.5°) | 228,502 | 78.7% | |||
Sep 23 | - | 12:38 pm | 10:43 pm | 5:12 am | (86.4°) | 232,099 | 68.2% | |||
Sep 24 | - | 1:42 pm | 11:39 pm | 6:11 am | (88.4°) | 235,881 | 57.1% | |||
* All times are local time for Cairo. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Cairo This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Sep 18, 2024 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Wed 5:51 am | Wed 6:32 pm | Wed 12:12 pm | Slightly difficult to see |
Venus | Wed 8:52 am | Wed 8:15 pm | Wed 2:34 pm | Fairly good visibility |
Mars | Wed 12:38 am | Wed 2:39 pm | Wed 7:38 am | Average visibility |
Jupiter | Tue 11:27 pm | Wed 1:21 pm | Wed 6:24 am | Perfect visibility |
Saturn | Wed 6:27 pm | Thu 5:54 am | Thu 12:10 am | Perfect visibility |
Uranus | Tue 9:56 pm | Wed 11:33 am | Wed 4:44 am | Average visibility |
Neptune | Tue 7:05 pm | Wed 7:00 am | Wed 1:02 am | Slightly difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Cairo. |