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Greater Cairo Area, Egypt — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 88.5%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 20, 2024 at 5:19:38 am
Sunrise Today: 5:58 am 66° East
Sunset Today: 7:44 pm 294° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 4:59 pm 103° East
Moonset Today: 3:53 am 261° West
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 46 minutes (+1m 7s)
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Today's Sun Position in Greater Cairo Area

Time:5:19 am
Altitude:-8.4°
Direction:61° NE
Phase:Nautical Twilight

Day length today: 13h 46m 9s (May 20, 2024)

1 minute, 7 seconds longer than yesterday (May 19, 2024)

3 hours, 33 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

18 minutes, 38 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Greater Cairo Area Today

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Night12:00 am – 4:26 am
Astro. Twilight4:26 am – 5:00 am
Nautical Twilight5:00 am – 5:32 am
Civil Twilight5:32 am – 5:58 am
Daylight5:58 am – 7:44 pm
Civil Twilight7:44 pm – 8:11 pm
Nautical Twilight8:11 pm – 8:43 pm
Astro. Twilight8:43 pm – 9:17 pm
Night9:17 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Greater Cairo Area - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 205:58 am7:44 pm13:46:09+1:0712:51 pm (80.1°)94.066
May 215:58 am7:45 pm13:47:15+1:0612:51 pm (80.3°)94.084
May 225:57 am7:46 pm13:48:19+1:0412:51 pm (80.5°)94.102
May 235:57 am7:46 pm13:49:22+1:0212:51 pm (80.7°)94.119
May 245:56 am7:47 pm13:50:23+1:0112:52 pm (80.9°)94.137
May 255:56 am7:47 pm13:51:22+0:5912:52 pm (81.1°)94.154
May 265:56 am7:48 pm13:52:20+0:5712:52 pm (81.2°)94.171
* All times are local time for Greater Cairo Area. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Greater Cairo Area

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Greater Cairo Area - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 20-3:53 am4:59 pm10:43 pm(47.3°)248,49592.6%
May 21-4:21 am5:56 pm11:27 pm(42.0°)246,51596.9%
May 22-4:52 am6:56 pmMoon does not pass the meridian on this day.
May 23-5:28 am7:58 pm12:14 am(37.3°)244,28999.4%
May 24-6:10 am9:00 pm1:06 am(33.7°)241,96799.7%
May 25-7:00 am10:01 pm2:01 am(31.4°)239,67297.8%
May 26-7:58 am10:58 pm3:00 am(30.8°)237,49593.4%
* All times are local time for Greater Cairo Area. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Greater Cairo Area This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, May 20, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 4:52 amMon 5:49 pmMon 11:20 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusMon 5:47 amMon 7:23 pmMon 12:35 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsMon 3:45 amMon 4:12 pmMon 9:58 amAverage visibility
JupiterMon 5:59 amMon 7:35 pmMon 12:47 pmVery close to Sun, not visible
SaturnMon 2:33 amMon 2:07 pmMon 8:20 amAverage visibility
UranusMon 5:39 amMon 7:11 pmMon 12:25 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneMon 3:02 amMon 2:59 pmMon 9:01 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Greater Cairo Area.

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