Sunrise and sunset times in Cairo
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Cairo, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
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Today
October 21, 2026. Current time: 7:10:36 pm
Night ends at 5:41 am5:40:43 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 6:36 am6:36:29 am
Dawn, the start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:00:47 amWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:18:02 pmWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 6:42 pm6:42:19 pm
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:38 pm7:38:03 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: -12.06° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 264.3° (W)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 11 hours, 17 minutes
Sunset in Cairo was 52 minutes ago
Moonset: 2:05 am
Moonrise: 3:30 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (78%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 7:11 am · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 9:02 amTomorrow
October 22, 2026
Night ends at 5:41 am5:41:20 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 6:37 am6:37:09 am
Dawn, the start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:01:28 amWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:17:02 pmWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 6:41 pm6:41:20 pm
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:37 pm7:37:07 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Day length: 11 hours, 15 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Cairo
Moonset: 3:03 am Moonrise: 4:00 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (87%)
- Cairo
- Latitude: 30.06263 (North)
- Longitude: 31.24967 (East)
- Time zone: Eastern European Summer Time (EEST, UTC+3)
Shortest day in Cairo
The shortest day of the year will be in 2 months and 0 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 10 hours, 12 minutes.Longest day in Cairo
The longest day of the year was around 4 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 14 hours, 5 minutes.
October 2026 - Cairo - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of October in Cairo.
All times are in Cairo's time: Eastern European Summer Time (EEST, UTC+3) until October 29, 2026, and Eastern European Standard Time (EET, UTC+2) from then on.
The day length shortens by 52 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Cairo - from 11 hours, 52 minutes on the first day to 11 hours on the last day.
| Day | First LightStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light. | SunriseWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley). | Sunrise Variation |
SunsetWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley). | Sunset Variation |
Last LightEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors. | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar NoonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. | Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night LengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. | Moon phase | Solar Midnight | Sun DeclinationThe latitude where the Sun is directly overhead at solar noon (the Sun's declination). It moves between the two tropics through the year. |
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| Thu, Oct 1 | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.6:24:22 am | 6:48:17 am | +35s | 6:40:41 pm | -1m 13s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:04:34 pm | 11h 52m 24s | -1m 48s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:45:02 pm | 56.67° | 5:56:37 am | 7:32:17 pm | 5:28:46 am | 8:00:05 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 8m 10s | 🌖 (69%)Waning Gibbous: 69% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:45:12 am | 3.3° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:24:57 am | 6:48:51 am | +34s | 6:39:28 pm | -1m 13s | 7:03:21 pm | 11h 50m 37s | -1m 48s | 12:44:42 pm | 56.28° | 5:57:12 am | 7:31:04 pm | 5:29:21 am | 7:58:51 pm | 12h 9m 58s | 🌖 (58%)Waning Gibbous: 58% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:44:52 am | 3.7° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:25:31 am | 6:49:26 am | +35s | 6:38:15 pm | -1m 13s | 7:02:09 pm | 11h 48m 49s | -1m 48s | 12:44:23 pm | 55.90° | 5:57:46 am | 7:29:51 pm | 5:29:57 am | 7:57:38 pm | 12h 11m 46s | 🌗 (47%) Last quarter at 4:25 pmLast quarter at 4:25 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 47% illuminated |
12:44:33 am | 4.0° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:26:05 am | 6:50:01 am | +35s | 6:37:03 pm | -1m 12s | 7:00:57 pm | 11h 47m 2s | -1m 47s | 12:44:04 pm | 55.51° | 5:58:21 am | 7:28:40 pm | 5:30:32 am | 7:56:25 pm | 12h 13m 33s | 🌘 (35%)Waning Crescent: 35% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:44:14 am | 4.4° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:26:40 am | 6:50:36 am | +35s | 6:35:51 pm | -1m 12s | 6:59:46 pm | 11h 45m 15s | -1m 47s | 12:43:45 pm | 55.12° | 5:58:55 am | 7:27:29 pm | 5:31:08 am | 7:55:14 pm | 12h 15m 21s | 🌘 (25%)Waning Crescent: 25% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:43:54 am | 4.8° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:27:15 am | 6:51:12 am | +36s | 6:34:40 pm | -1m 11s | 6:58:35 pm | 11h 43m 28s | -1m 47s | 12:43:27 pm | 54.74° | 5:59:30 am | 7:26:18 pm | 5:31:43 am | 7:54:02 pm | 12h 17m 8s | 🌘 (16%)Waning Crescent: 16% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:43:36 am | 5.2° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:27:50 am | 6:51:48 am | +36s | 6:33:29 pm | -1m 11s | 6:57:25 pm | 11h 41m 41s | -1m 47s | 12:43:09 pm | 54.36° | 6:00:05 am | 7:25:08 pm | 5:32:19 am | 7:52:52 pm | 12h 18m 55s | 🌘 (9%)Waning Crescent: 9% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:43:18 am | 5.6° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:28:25 am | 6:52:24 am | +36s | 6:32:18 pm | -1m 11s | 6:56:15 pm | 11h 39m 54s | -1m 47s | 12:42:51 pm | 53.98° | 6:00:40 am | 7:23:59 pm | 5:32:54 am | 7:51:42 pm | 12h 20m 43s | 🌘 (4%)Waning Crescent: 4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:43:00 am | 6.0° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:29:01 am | 6:53:01 am | +37s | 6:31:08 pm | -1m 10s | 6:55:07 pm | 11h 38m 7s | -1m 46s | 12:42:34 pm | 53.60° | 6:01:15 am | 7:22:51 pm | 5:33:30 am | 7:50:34 pm | 12h 22m 29s | 🌘 (1%)Waning Crescent: 1% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:42:43 am | 6.3° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:29:37 am | 6:53:37 am | +36s | 6:29:59 pm | -1m 9s | 6:53:58 pm | 11h 36m 22s | -1m 46s | 12:42:17 pm | 53.22° | 6:01:50 am | 7:21:43 pm | 5:34:05 am | 7:49:26 pm | 12h 24m 16s | 🌑 (0.2%) New moon at 6:50 pmNew moon at 6:50 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.2% illuminated |
12:42:25 am | 6.7° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:30:13 am | 6:54:15 am | +38s | 6:28:50 pm | -1m 9s | 6:52:51 pm | 11h 34m 35s | -1m 46s | 12:42:01 pm | 52.84° | 6:02:26 am | 7:20:36 pm | 5:34:41 am | 7:48:19 pm | 12h 26m 2s | 🌒 (2%)Waxing Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:42:09 am | 7.1° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:30:49 am | 6:54:52 am | +37s | 6:27:42 pm | -1m 8s | 6:51:44 pm | 11h 32m 50s | -1m 46s | 12:41:45 pm | 52.46° | 6:03:01 am | 7:19:30 pm | 5:35:17 am | 7:47:13 pm | 12h 27m 48s | 🌒 (5%)Waxing Crescent: 5% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:41:53 am | 7.5° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:31:26 am | 6:55:30 am | +38s | 6:26:34 pm | -1m 8s | 6:50:38 pm | 11h 31m 4s | -1m 45s | 12:41:30 pm | 52.09° | 6:03:37 am | 7:18:25 pm | 5:35:52 am | 7:46:08 pm | 12h 29m 34s | 🌒 (10%)Waxing Crescent: 10% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:41:38 am | 7.8° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:32:02 am | 6:56:08 am | +38s | 6:25:28 pm | -1m 6s | 6:49:32 pm | 11h 29m 20s | -1m 45s | 12:41:15 pm | 51.72° | 6:04:13 am | 7:17:20 pm | 5:36:28 am | 7:45:03 pm | 12h 31m 19s | 🌒 (17%)Waxing Crescent: 17% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:41:23 am | 8.2° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:32:40 am | 6:56:47 am | +39s | 6:24:22 pm | -1m 6s | 6:48:28 pm | 11h 27m 35s | -1m 45s | 12:41:00 pm | 51.35° | 6:04:49 am | 7:16:17 pm | 5:37:04 am | 7:44:00 pm | 12h 33m 4s | 🌒 (25%)Waxing Crescent: 25% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:41:07 am | 8.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:33:17 am | 6:57:26 am | +39s | 6:23:16 pm | -1m 6s | 6:47:24 pm | 11h 25m 50s | -1m 44s | 12:40:47 pm | 50.98° | 6:05:26 am | 7:15:14 pm | 5:37:40 am | 7:42:58 pm | 12h 34m 49s | 🌒 (33%)Waxing Crescent: 33% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:40:54 am | 9.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:33:55 am | 6:58:05 am | +39s | 6:22:12 pm | -1m 4s | 6:46:21 pm | 11h 24m 7s | -1m 44s | 12:40:33 pm | 50.61° | 6:06:02 am | 7:14:12 pm | 5:38:16 am | 7:41:57 pm | 12h 36m 33s | 🌒 (43%)Waxing Crescent: 43% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:40:39 am | 9.3° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:34:33 am | 6:58:45 am | +40s | 6:21:08 pm | -1m 4s | 6:45:19 pm | 11h 22m 23s | -1m 44s | 12:40:21 pm | 50.25° | 6:06:39 am | 7:13:12 pm | 5:38:53 am | 7:40:57 pm | 12h 38m 17s | 🌓 (52%) First quarter at 7:12 pmFirst quarter at 7:12 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 52% illuminated |
12:40:27 am | 9.7° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:35:11 am | 6:59:25 am | +40s | 6:20:05 pm | -1m 3s | 6:44:18 pm | 11h 20m 40s | -1m 43s | 12:40:09 pm | 49.89° | 6:07:16 am | 7:12:12 pm | 5:39:29 am | 7:39:57 pm | 12h 40m 1s | 🌔 (62%)Waxing Gibbous: 62% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:40:15 am | 10.0° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:35:50 am | 7:00:06 am | +41s | 6:19:03 pm | -1m 2s | 6:43:18 pm | 11h 18m 57s | -1m 43s | 12:39:57 pm | 49.53° | 6:07:54 am | 7:11:13 pm | 5:40:06 am | 7:39:00 pm | 12h 41m 44s | 🌔 (71%)Waxing Gibbous: 71% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:40:03 am | 10.4° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:36:29 am | 7:00:47 am | +41s | 6:18:02 pm | -1m 1s | 6:42:19 pm | 11h 17m 15s | -1m 42s | 12:39:46 pm | 49.17° | 6:08:31 am | 7:10:16 pm | 5:40:43 am | 7:38:03 pm | 12h 43m 26s | 🌔 (79%)Waxing Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:39:51 am | 10.8° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:37:09 am | 7:01:28 am | +41s | 6:17:02 pm | -1m 0s | 6:41:20 pm | 11h 15m 34s | -1m 42s | 12:39:36 pm | 48.82° | 6:09:09 am | 7:09:19 pm | 5:41:20 am | 7:37:07 pm | 12h 45m 8s | 🌔 (87%)Waxing Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:39:41 am | 11.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:37:49 am | 7:02:10 am | +42s | 6:16:03 pm | -59s | 6:40:23 pm | 11h 13m 53s | -1m 41s | 12:39:27 pm | 48.47° | 6:09:47 am | 7:08:24 pm | 5:41:57 am | 7:36:13 pm | 12h 46m 49s | 🌔 (93%)Waxing Gibbous: 93% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:39:32 am | 11.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:38:29 am | 7:02:52 am | +42s | 6:15:04 pm | -59s | 6:39:27 pm | 11h 12m 12s | -1m 41s | 12:39:18 pm | 48.12° | 6:10:26 am | 7:07:29 pm | 5:42:34 am | 7:35:19 pm | 12h 48m 31s | 🌔 (98%)Waxing Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:39:22 am | 11.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:39:09 am | 7:03:35 am | +43s | 6:14:07 pm | -57s | 6:38:32 pm | 11h 10m 32s | -1m 40s | 12:39:10 pm | 47.77° | 6:11:04 am | 7:06:36 pm | 5:43:12 am | 7:34:27 pm | 12h 50m 11s | 🌔 (99.7%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:39:14 am | 12.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:39:50 am | 7:04:18 am | +43s | 6:13:11 pm | -56s | 6:37:38 pm | 11h 8m 53s | -1m 39s | 12:39:03 pm | 47.43° | 6:11:44 am | 7:05:44 pm | 5:43:50 am | 7:33:36 pm | 12h 51m 50s | 🌕 (99%) Full moon at 7:11 amFull moon at 7:11 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99% illuminated |
12:39:07 am | 12.5° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:40:31 am | 7:05:01 am | +43s | 6:12:16 pm | -55s | 6:36:45 pm | 11h 7m 15s | -1m 39s | 12:38:56 pm | 47.09° | 6:12:23 am | 7:04:53 pm | 5:44:28 am | 7:32:47 pm | 12h 53m 29s | 🌖 (96%)Waning Gibbous: 96% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:38:59 am | 12.8° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:41:13 am | 7:05:45 am | +44s | 6:11:22 pm | -54s | 6:35:54 pm | 11h 5m 37s | -1m 38s | 12:38:50 pm | 46.76° | 6:13:02 am | 7:04:03 pm | 5:45:06 am | 7:31:59 pm | 12h 55m 8s | 🌖 (90%)Waning Gibbous: 90% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:38:53 am | 13.2° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 🕐 -1h | 6:41:55 am | 7:06:30 am | +45s | 6:10:29 pm | -53s | 6:35:03 pm | 11h 3m 59s | -1m 37s | 12:38:45 pm | 46.42° | 6:13:42 am | 7:03:15 pm | 5:45:45 am | 7:31:12 pm | 12h 56m 46s | 🌖 (81%)Waning Gibbous: 81% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:38:48 am | 13.5° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 5:42:37 am | 6:07:15 am | +45son the clock: -59m 15s | 5:09:37 pm | -52son the clock: -1h 0m 52s | 5:34:14 pm | 11h 2m 22s | -1m 36s | 11:38:40 am | 46.09° | 5:14:23 am | 6:02:28 pm | 4:46:24 am | 6:30:26 pm | 12h 58m 23s | 🌖 (72%)Waning Gibbous: 72% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:38:39 pm | 13.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 5:43:20 am | 6:08:00 am | +45s | 5:08:47 pm | -50s | 5:33:26 pm | 11h 0m 47s | -1m 36s | 11:38:37 am | 45.77° | 5:15:03 am | 6:01:42 pm | 4:47:03 am | 6:29:42 pm | 12h 59m 58s | 🌖 (61%)Waning Gibbous: 61% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 11:38:36 pm | 14.2° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Cairo - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Cairo for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Cairo.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Cairo
In Cairo, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on April 23 at 5:19 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 29 at 7:06 am. The earliest sunset is on December 2 at 4:54 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 30 at 8:00 pm.
Cairo gets 3h 52m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (14h 05m versus 10h 12m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 10m.
Cairo Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Cairo. Throughout the year, it slowly traces this figure-eight:
Move along the curve to read the Sun's altitude and azimuth for any day of the year in Cairo.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 36.5° above the horizon (around Dec 20) and 83.3° (around Jun 23) in Cairo. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma.
Detailed Analemma Chart
The technical chart below plots one dot per day, labels the first day of each month, marks the solstices, equinoxes, perihelion and aphelion, and draws the noon altitude of the equinoxes (90° minus your latitude) together with its ±23.4° seasonal limits.
Why does the figure look wider here than in the sky view above?
Both draw the same data, but with different conventions. The sky view uses the same scale on both axes, so it shows the analemma with its true proportions, as a camera would capture it: about 47° tall and only a few degrees wide. This chart, like most technical analemma diagrams, stretches each axis independently to fill the plot, expanding the narrow azimuth range several times so its day-to-day variation can actually be read. Also, azimuth is not sky distance: near the zenith, one degree of azimuth spans much less than one degree across the sky, which further widens the figure in this representation.
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