Cairo, Egypt Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Cairo (Egypt). Current time: Friday, 2026-07-03, 12:34 (GMT+03:00) Africa/Cairo . All times are shown in Cairo local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 86.45%, Maximal illumination for this day: 92.47%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 17:37; remaining time: 26d 5h 2m 17s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	22:28
Moonset:	08:49

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 395 156 km
245 539 mi
Cairo ↔ Moon, nearest point: 397 971 km
247 287 mi
View angle: 0.504°

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: 89.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 17 Day, 20 hours, 44 minutes. (≈17.864 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 125°

Cairo, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -45.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 278.3°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-01	2026-07-02	2026-07-03	2026-07-04	2026-07-05
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Moonrise:	21:22:00	21:57:00	22:28:00	22:58:00	23:26:00
Moonset:	06:53:00	07:52:00	08:49:00	09:47:00	10:44:00

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

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