What time is sunset in Luxor today?

Sunset in Luxor is at 6:29 PM local time (Africa/Cairo) on 2026-10-07.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Luxor?

The Moon is a Waning Crescent and about 10% illuminated.

Astronomical twilight ends at 7:46 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 5:28 AM.

Moonrise in Luxor is at 3:27 AM and moonset is at 4:31 PM local time.

Luxor is too far from the poles for regular aurora; it would take a very strong geomagnetic storm.

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Source: NOAA SWPC

2026-10-07 · times in Africa/Cairo · 25.70°N, 32.64°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	6:44 AM
Sunset	6:29 PM
Day length	11 h 46 min
End of civil twilight	6:52 PM
End of nautical twilight	7:19 PM
End of astronomical twilight	7:46 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 15 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 42 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	5:28 AM

Moonrise	3:27 AM
Moonset	4:31 PM
Illumination	9.6%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.65°N, 121.17°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:38 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	8:37 AM	7:36 PM	2:07 PM	Visible about 0.5 h after dark, highest 9° toward the SW.
Venus (mag -4.6)	8:39 AM	7:16 PM	1:57 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	1:34 AM	3:00 PM	8:17 AM	Visible about 4.3 h after dark, highest 60° toward the E.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	2:47 AM	3:50 PM	9:18 AM	Visible about 3 h after dark, highest 45° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	6:23 PM	6:37 AM	12:32 AM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 66° toward the S.

Aurora near poles only. Luxor is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.