Cairo, Egypt Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Cairo (Egypt). Current time: Friday, 2026-10-23, 02:46 (GMT+03:00) Africa/Cairo . All times are shown in Cairo local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 87.09%, Maximal illumination for this day: 93.38%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 07:13; remaining time: 3d 4h 26m 58s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	16:28
Moonset:	04:01

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 388 531 km
241 422 mi
Cairo ↔ Moon, nearest point: 384 989 km
239 221 mi
View angle: 0.513°

Cairo on map:

Cairo

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+03:00
Latitude:	30.06263°
Longitude:	31.24967°
Country:	Egypt
Population:	7 734 614

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 87.9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 11 Day, 10 hours, 12 minutes. (≈11.425 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -26°

Cairo, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 16°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 257.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-21	2026-10-22	2026-10-23	2026-10-24	2026-10-25
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	15:31:00	16:00:00	16:28:00	16:59:00	17:33:00
Moonset:	02:05:00	03:03:00	04:01:00	05:02:00	06:05:00

Cairo moonrise, moonset and phase informations for whole month (or Year 2026):

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