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Tonight's Sky from Cairo, Egypt

30.06°N, 31.25°E · Africa/Cairo · Sun, Nov 1 · 09:02 UTC

☀️ Daytime — but ISS passes tonight

Set a reminder for the ISS pass. 🌇 Sunset later today — check back this evening. ☁️ Overcast — visibility may be limited tonight, including ISS.

⏳Wait for sunset — nothing visible in daylight.

Cairo, Egypt · 4 planets in the sky (daylight — none visible)

Best thing to see tonight

ISS

35° pass — but likely hidden by cloud cover. Moves from south-southwest, passes moderate height, exits east-northeast

Fair
Where to look
Look south-southwest
When
6 min pass (19:02 UTC)
Visibility score
30/100
4 planets in the sky, but none visible to the naked eye
  • Mercury — Daylight is too bright — planets are washed out by the sun.
  • Venus — Daylight is too bright — planets are washed out by the sun.
  • Mars — Daylight is too bright — planets are washed out by the sun.
  • Jupiter — Daylight is too bright — planets are washed out by the sun.
3 planets below the horizon — Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
  • Saturn — Below horizon
  • Uranus — Below horizon
  • Neptune — Below horizon

Observing conditions

Cloud cover
100%
Overcast
Moon
Last Quarter
55% lit — Moon visible, but no impact in daylight
Light pollution
Inner city
Bortle 9 — measured

Light pollution

Bortle scale · catalogued
9/9
Inner city
1 · Pristine5 · Suburban9 · Inner city

Inner-city sky. Only Moon, planets, and the very brightest stars. No stellar limiting magnitude worth reporting.

Naked-eye limit
mag 4.0

Next eclipse

Solar · total
274
days away

A total solar eclipse on Monday, 2 August 2027.

Visible: Spain, North Africa, Middle East, India. Confirm viewability from Cairo on the detail page.

Duration
6m 24s
Magnitude
1.08

What this means

It is still daylight — check back after sunset.

The sky is overcast — outdoor viewing is not recommended tonight.

Moonlight is moderate and may wash out dimmer objects.

Sun

Above horizon
Altitude
44.6°
Sun is up
Azimuth
168° SSE
Next sunrise
Mon, Nov 2 · 04:09 UTC
Next sunset
Sun, Nov 1 · 15:07 UTC

Moon

Visible
Phase
Last Quarter
55.4% illuminated
Altitude
16.2°
Azimuth
285° WNW
Next moonrise
Sun, Nov 1 · 21:15 UTC

ISS passes (next 48 h)

5 passes
  • Sun, Nov 1 · 19:02 UTC
    peak 35°
    in 10 hoursrises SSW → sets ENE6m 10s
  • Sun, Nov 1 · 20:40 UTC
    peak 16°
    in 12 hoursrises WNW → sets N4m 27s
  • Mon, Nov 2 · 03:12 UTC
    peak 34°
    in 18 hoursrises NNW → sets ESE6m 14s
  • Mon, Nov 2 · 04:50 UTC
    peak 15°
    in 20 hoursrises W → sets SSW3m 59s
  • Mon, Nov 2 · 18:15 UTC
    peak 18°
    tomorrowrises S → sets E4m 44s

Active meteor showers

1 active

  • Orionids

    ~20/hr

    The other Halley's Comet shower; fast bright meteors.

    Peak: 10-21

Advanced — raw altitude, azimuth, magnitude for all planets

Planets

0 currently observable
  • Mercurymag 3.5
    39.5°Not visible
  • Venusmag -4.2
    45.1°Not visible
  • Marsmag 0.8
    28.9°Not visible
  • Jupitermag -2.0
    32.2°Not visible
  • Saturn
    Below horizon
  • Uranus
    Below horizon
  • Neptune
    Below horizon
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