What planets are visible tonight from Cairo?

No planets are currently above the horizon from Cairo. Check the rise times below for the next viewing window.

What is the moon phase tonight in Cairo?

The moon is currently in the New Moon phase as seen from Cairo, Egypt.

Is it night now in Cairo?

No, the sun is currently above the horizon in Cairo. Wait for sunset to begin sky-watching.

Tonight's Sky from Cairo, Egypt

30.06°N, 31.25°E · Africa/Cairo · Sun, Jun 14 · 02:56 UTC

🌅 Twilight — sky is darkening

Planets will appear soon as the sky gets darker.

⏳Wait 30-60 minutes — planets will become visible as the sky darkens.

Cairo, Egypt · 4 planets in the sky · 0 visible to the naked eye

4 planets in the sky, but none visible to the naked eye

Mars — Sky still too bright during twilight for Mars.
Saturn — Sky still too bright during twilight for Saturn.
Uranus — Sky still too bright during twilight for Uranus.
Neptune — Sky still too bright during twilight for Neptune.

3 planets below the horizon — Mercury, Venus, Jupiter

Mercury — Below horizon
Venus — Below horizon
Jupiter — Below horizon

Sky map

Zenith at center · Horizon at edge

Observing conditions

Cloud cover

Clear

Moon

New Moon

2% 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

days away

A total solar eclipse on Wednesday, 12 August 2026.

Visible: Greenland, Iceland, Spain, North Africa. Confirm viewability from Cairo on the detail page.

Duration: 2m 18s
Magnitude: 1.04

Targets tonight

Ranked by altitude × aperture reach

What this means

It is still daylight — check back after sunset.

Skies are almost fully clear.

The Moon is nearly dark — ideal for faint objects.

Sun

Civil twilight

Altitude

−0.2°

Civil twilight — sky still bright

Azimuth

63° ENE

Next sunrise

Mon, Jun 15 · 02:53 UTC

Next sunset

Sun, Jun 14 · 16:57 UTC

Moon

Visible

Phase

New Moon

1.6% illuminated

Altitude

13.3°

Azimuth

67° ENE

Next moonrise

Mon, Jun 15 · 02:43 UTC

ISS passes (next 48 h)

5 passes

Sun, Jun 14 · 03:56 UTC
peak 26°
in 60 minutesrises W → sets NNE5m 49s
Sun, Jun 14 · 10:29 UTC
peak 20°
in 8 hoursrises NNW → sets E5m 8s
Sun, Jun 14 · 12:06 UTC
peak 26°
in 9 hoursrises WNW → sets S5m 43s
Mon, Jun 15 · 03:08 UTC
peak 49°
tomorrowrises WSW → sets NNE6m 33s
Mon, Jun 15 · 09:43 UTC
peak 12°
tomorrowrises N → sets ENE3m 4s

Advanced — raw altitude, azimuth, magnitude for all planets

Planets

0 currently observable

Mercury
Below horizon
Venus
Below horizon
Marsmag 1.3
26.1°Not visible
Jupiter
Below horizon
Saturnmag 0.8
47.1°Not visible
Uranusmag 5.8
16°Not visible
Neptunemag 7.8
51.1°Not visible

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