Cairo, Egypt Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Cairo (Egypt). Current time: Thursday, 2026-04-30, 03:55 (GMT+03:00) Africa/Cairo . All times are shown in Cairo local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 96.76%, Maximal illumination for this day: 99.33%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 20:24; remaining time: 1d 16h 28m 45s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	18:35
Moonset:	05:08

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 396 188 km
246 180 mi
Cairo ↔ Moon, nearest point: 392 660 km
243 988 mi
View angle: 0.503°

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: 97.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 13 Day, 5 hours, 13 minutes. (≈13.218 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -15°

Cairo, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 15.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 246.1°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-28	2026-04-29	2026-04-30	2026-05-01	2026-05-02
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Moonrise:	16:42:00	17:38:00	18:35:00	19:32:00	20:30:00
Moonset:	04:13:00	04:40:00	05:08:00	05:39:00	06:11:00

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

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