SKY · WHAT'S UP TONIGHT · EGYPT

What's in the Sky Tonight — Cairo

Tonight over Cairo: 2 bright planets are out, a waxing gibbous (81% lit).

TONIGHT'S SKY WINDOW · CAIROAs of Jul 24, 2026, 11:24 PM

Sunset7:54 PM

Dark by8:54 PM

Sunrise6:14 AM

Moon81% · Waxing Gibbous

Sun & Moon positions computed for Cairo (30.0°, 31.2°) · times in local time.

Tonight's highlights over Cairo

7 THINGS UP

The best of what's above Cairo right now, pulled together from every layer and ranked — tap any to go deeper.

DELTA AQUARIIDS METEORSmeteor showers →

The Delta Aquariids are active (peaks in 5d); the radiant climbs to about 44° over Cairo — well placed. Up to ~25/hr under a dark sky.

PERSEIDS METEORSmeteor showers →

The Perseids are active (peaks in 18d); the radiant climbs to about 50° over Cairo — well placed. Up to ~100/hr under a dark sky.

COMING UPevents →

The Moon meets Jupiter — The Moon passes about 2.4° from Jupiter — an easy naked-eye pairing. (in 18 days).

DEEP-SKY PICKdeep sky →

Ring Nebula (M57) rides about 87° up in the north-western sky — a small-telescope target from a dark spot near Cairo.

GOLDEN HOURsun moon →

Tonight's golden hour over Cairo runs roughly 7:20 PM–8:09 PM, with true dark from about 9:25 PM.

PLANETS VISIBLEplanets →

Mars, Saturn are above the horizon over Cairo tonight — see where and when to look.

BRIGHT MOON TONIGHTstargazing conditions →

A waxing gibbous (81% lit) is up over Cairo, washing out faint stars and the Milky Way — great for the Moon itself, less so for deep-sky.

Planets visible tonight

PLANETMarsbest ~5:24 AM

LookE sky

Height31° up

Appearsdistinctly reddish-orange

PLANETSaturnbest ~5:24 AM

LookS sky

Height63° up

Appearsa moderately bright golden point

The Moon tonight

PhaseWaxing Gibbous

Illuminated81% · waxing

Moonrise5:04 PM

Moonset2:14 AM

A bright Moon (81% lit) will wash out faint stars and the Milky Way tonight.

The Space Station & satellites over you

The roundup above is for Cairo. For satellite passes we can use your exact spot — tap below to get the next ISS, Starlink-train and bright-satellite passes overhead.

SKY OVER YOU · TONIGHT

What can you see in your sky tonight?

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