Cairo, Egypt Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Cairo (Egypt). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-08-25, 13:56 (GMT+03:00) Africa/Cairo . All times are shown in Cairo local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 89.43%, Maximal illumination for this day: 94.66%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 07:19; remaining time: 2d 17h 23m 13s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	17:57
Moonset:	03:35

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 401 558 km
249 516 mi
Cairo ↔ Moon, nearest point: 404 554 km
251 378 mi
View angle: 0.496°

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: 92.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 12 Day, 4 hours, 27 minutes. (≈12.186 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 49°

Cairo, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -48.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 90.7°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-23	2026-08-24	2026-08-25	2026-08-26	2026-08-27
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Moonrise:	16:35:00	17:19:00	17:57:00	18:31:00	19:03:00
Moonset:	01:42:00	02:37:00	03:35:00	04:34:00	05:33:00

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

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