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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Marsa Matruh, EG
2026-10-07 · times in Africa/Cairo · 31.35°N, 27.24°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 7:08 AM |
| Sunset | 6:48 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 40 min |
| End of civil twilight | 7:13 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 7:41 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 8:09 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 20 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 39 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 5:48 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:43 AM |
| Moonset | 4:57 PM |
| Illumination | 9.6% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.64°N, 121.73°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,602 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (17:40 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 9:07 AM | 7:49 PM | 2:28 PM | Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 7° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 9:12 AM | 7:26 PM | 2:19 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 1:45 AM | 3:32 PM | 8:39 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 62° toward the E. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 3:00 AM | 4:20 PM | 9:40 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 6:43 PM | 7:00 AM | 12:53 AM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 60° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Marsa Matruh is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.