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Sunrise, Sunset & Moon Times — Cairo

Here are today's Sun and Moon times for Cairo, in local time: the Sun rises at 5:53 AM and sets at 7:58 PM, giving about 14h 05m of daylight. Below: every twilight phase, the golden and blue hour, and tonight's Moon.

TODAY'S SUN · CAIRO
Sunrise5:53 AM
Sunset7:58 PM
Day length14h 05m
Sun right nowup, 18°

Computed for Cairo (30.04°, 31.24°), shown in local time (Africa/Cairo).

Twilight & the golden hour for Cairo

EVENING (DUSK)
Golden hour7:23 PM – 8:15 PM
Blue hour8:15 PM – 8:25 PM
Civil dusk · Sun −6°8:25 PM
Nautical dusk · Sun −12°8:59 PM
Astronomical dusk · true dark9:35 PM
MORNING (DAWN)
Astronomical dawn · Sun −18°4:17 AM
Nautical dawn · Sun −12°4:53 AM
Civil dawn · Sun −6°5:26 AM
Sunrise · Sun −0.8°5:53 AM

Golden hour is the warm, soft light photographers love (Sun between about +6° and −4°); blue hour is the deep-blue window just after. Astronomical dusk is when the sky reaches true darkness and the faintest stars appear — the moment that matters for stargazing.

The Moon over Cairo

Moonrise8:10 AM
Moonset10:35 PM
PhaseWaxing Crescent
Illumination6%

The Moon is currently below the horizon at Cairo. A bright Moon washes out faint stars — see the stargazing-conditions page for tonight's full verdict.

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