SKY · LIGHT POLLUTION · EGYPT
Dark-Sky Sites Near Cairo
A vast Bortle 8–9 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 — and there are real dark-sky destinations within range of Cairo, listed below.
SKY DARKNESS · CAIRO
Sky class (estimate)Bortle 9 · 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 — not a measured figure.
Darker skies within reach
A DESERT DESTINATION WESTWestern Desert / White DesertBortle 1–2 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 — 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.