Luxor, Egypt

Thursday, October 1, 2026

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Luxor, Egypt
High 96°F, low 72°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:41 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
9%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
32%
Wind
2 mph
6:18 AM Blue hour
6:26 AM Best color
6:41 AM Sunrise
7:12 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 21 past sunrises rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Bright pass, NW to NE

Rose 5:35 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NW
Rising, then up to NNW
When
5:35 AM
until 5:39 AM
Visible for
3m 20s
Highest
34° NNW
Ends
Sets NE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Sunset

Good

6:36 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
15%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
21%
Wind
6 mph
6:05 PM Golden hour
6:36 PM Sunset
6:51 PM Best color
6:59 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 19 past sunsets rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, WNW to SSW

Rose 8:12 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Rising, then up to SW
When
8:12 PM
until 8:15 PM
Visible for
3m 30s
Highest
21° SW
Ends
Fades at 19°

It will not set - it flies into the Earth's shadow and fades out in a few seconds.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Washed out by city light

Visible from 7:52 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
7:52 PM to 9:52 PM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 28° above it
Highest at
7:52 PM
Sky fully dark
7:52 PM to 5:25 AM
Sky darkness
None
Cloud
Not forecast yet

The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.

Moon

Waning gibbous

74% lit

10:03 PM – 12:35 PM

ENE WNW
10:03 PM Moonrise
10:23 PM 4°
5:19 AM Highest, 88°
12:15 PM 4°
12:35 PM Moonset

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

How this day turned out

Morning 9 AM 82°F Clear sky
9% dry 32% 2 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 96°F Mainly clear
35% dry 18% 9 mph
Evening 7 PM 89°F Clear sky
15% dry 21% 6 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:18 AM–6:41 AM
  • Morning best color 6:26 AM
  • Sunrise 6:41 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:41 AM–7:12 AM
  • Moonset 11:30 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:05 PM–6:36 PM
  • Sunset 6:36 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:36 PM–6:59 PM
  • Evening best color 6:51 PM
  • Fully dark 7:52 PM–5:25 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:52 PM–10:02 PM
  • Moonrise 10:03 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Luxor, Egypt

Orionids Active, around 8 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 7:50 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, SSE to ESE, 12 deg up
Mon 19 Oct 2026 6:54 PM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 7:47 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:32 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:32 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:36 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:30 PM to 4:40 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 9:01 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