SKY ยท STARGAZING ยท EGYPT

Is Tonight Good for Stargazing in Cairo?

Clear, dark skies tonight (about 0% cloud) with the Moon well out of the way. This is about as good as it gets โ€” from a dark site away from city lights you'll see the Milky Way, faint stars, and any active meteor shower.

TONIGHT'S VERDICT ยท CAIRO
VerdictExcellent โ€” a great night to be out
Night cloud0%
MoonLast Quarter ยท 49%
Dark from7:54 PM
Until5:53 AM

Worth looking for: Everything: planets, constellations, the Milky Way, meteor showers and faint deep-sky objects โ€” given a dark horizon.

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READING TONIGHT'S SKYโ€ฆ

How dark is the sky over Cairo?

Sky class (estimate)Bortle 9 ยท Inner-city sky

A vast Bortle 8โ€“9 megacity; the desert beyond is among the darkest anywhere.

Even on the clearest, Moonless night, a bright city sky limits what you can see. For the Milky Way and faint stars from Cairo, you'll want to reach a darker site โ€” see the options below.

Darker skies within reach of Cairo

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. Always check access, opening hours and the weather before travelling.

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