SKY ยท LIGHT POLLUTION ยท EGYPT

Dark-Sky Sites Near Cairo

A vast Bortle 8โ€“9 megacity; the desert beyond is among the darkest anywhere. To actually see the Milky Way and faint stars, you'll want to reach a darker site โ€” and there are real dark-sky destinations within range of Cairo, listed below.

SKY DARKNESS ยท CAIRO
Sky class (estimate)Bortle 9 ยท Inner-city sky
What you can seeThe entire sky is brightly lit. Only the Moon, planets and a handful of the brightest stars.

Bortle class is an authored estimate for the city centre, on the standard Bortle dark-sky scale โ€” not a measured figure.

Darker skies within reach

A DESERT DESTINATION WESTWestern Desert / White DesertBortle 1โ€“2 desert skies once clear of the Nile valley.

Dark-sky designations from the International Dark-Sky Association and well-recognised dark regions. Distances are rough driving guides โ€” always check access, opening hours and the weather before you go.

Plan tonight from Cairo

More sky over Cairo

SEE IT ON THE MAP

The live sky map shows the day/night line over Cairo in real time.

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