Luxor, Egypt

Saturday, October 17, 2026

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Luxor, Egypt
High 87°F, low 69°F.

Later today

Sunrise

Fair

6:49 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 9 AM
Rain chance
0%around 9 AM
Humidity
47%
Wind
2 mph
6:25 AM Blue hour
6:34 AM Best color
6:49 AM Sunrise
7:20 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 3:11 AM

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

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 8 an hour

Best around 5:05 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
79°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 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.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, WSW to S

Rises 6:01 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WSW
Rising, then up to SW
When
6:01 AM
until 6:04 AM
Visible for
3m 0s
Highest
18° SW
Ends
Sets S

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

Sunset

Good

6:20 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
22%around 7 PM
Rain chance
0%around 7 PM
Humidity
32%
Wind
5 mph
5:49 PM Golden hour
6:20 PM Sunset
6:35 PM Best color
6:43 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 3:11 AM

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

Moon

First quarter

38% lit

12:48 PM – 11:17 PM

ESE WSW
12:48 PM Moonrise
1:09 PM 4°
6:03 PM Highest, 38°
10:57 PM 4°
11:17 PM Moonset

Current local time: 3:11 AM

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

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 75°F Clear sky
0% 0% 47% 2 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 86°F Partly cloudy
80% 0% 28% 6 mph
Evening 7 PM 82°F Mainly clear
22% 0% 32% 5 mph
Late Night 11 PM 79°F Clear sky
0% 0% 38% 5 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:25 AM–6:49 AM
  • Morning best color 6:34 AM
  • Sunrise 6:49 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:49 AM–7:20 AM
  • Moonrise 12:49 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:49 PM–6:20 PM
  • Sunset 6:20 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:20 PM–6:43 PM
  • Evening best color 6:35 PM
  • Fully dark 7:37 PM–5:32 AM
  • Moonset 11:18 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:27 PM–5:32 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Luxor, Egypt

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 5:17 AM 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 12:21 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:30 PM to 4:40 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 9:01 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 12:17 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it