Luxor, Egypt

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Luxor, Egypt

That morning

Sunrise

6:36 AM

6:36 AM

Clears the hills at 6:41 AM, 5 min after sunrise

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

Sunset

5:10 PM

5:10 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sunrise and sunset times - they will not change.

4:36 PM Golden hour
5:10 PM Sunset
5:36 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Best around 4:10 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:40 PM Dark enough
11:43 PM Moonrise
4:10 AM Best
5:06 AM Too light
Estimate
~32/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
38°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
40% lost
Speed
41 km/s

Where they come from: Asteroid 2003 EH1

Dust from 2003 EH1, a small asteroid that is probably a burnt-out comet. Earth crosses its thin, young stream at a steep angle, which is why the peak lasts only hours.

The estimate 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. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

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

Moon

Last quarter

57% lit

11:43 PM – 11:44 AM

E W
11:43 PM Moonrise
12:01 AM 4°
5:44 AM Highest, 60°
11:26 AM 4°
11:44 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:11 AM–6:36 AM
  • Sunrise 6:36 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:36 AM–7:10 AM
  • Morning best color 6:47 AM
  • Moonset 11:16 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:36 PM–5:10 PM
  • Evening best color 4:53 PM
  • Sunset 5:10 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:10 PM–5:36 PM
  • Fully dark 6:32 PM–5:14 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:32 PM–11:52 PM
  • Moonrise 11:44 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Luxor, Egypt

Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 14 Nov 2026 6:31 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 14 Nov 2026 6:31 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, SSE to ESE, 13 deg up
Sun 15 Nov 2026 5:27 AM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 6:30 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 6:30 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, SSW to E, 28 deg up
Tue 17 Nov 2026 5:01 AM Total solar eclipse Totality here
Mon 2 Aug 2027 1:05 PM Partial lunar eclipse 38% of the Moon in shadow
Thu 6 Jul 2028 9:20 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 71 minutes
Sun 31 Dec 2028 6:51 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 53 minutes
Thu 20 Dec 2029 12:42 AM Partial solar eclipse 50.1% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 7:40 AM Partial lunar eclipse 50% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 15 Jun 2030 9:33 PM Partial solar eclipse 2.4% of the Sun covered
Wed 21 May 2031 9:04 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 46 minutes
Mon 18 Oct 2032 10:03 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 48 minutes
Thu 14 Apr 2033 9:12 PM Partial solar eclipse 91.4% of the Sun covered
Mon 20 Mar 2034 12:55 PM Partial lunar eclipse 10% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 18 Aug 2035 4:11 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 74 minutes
Mon 11 Feb 2036 12:12 AM Total lunar eclipse 64% of it above your horizon
Wed 6 Aug 2036 5:51 AM Partial solar eclipse 14% of the Sun covered
Tue 30 Apr 2041 4:15 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it