Sun & moon over

Cairo

Saturday, May 16 · It's 2:26 AM in Cairo (GMT+3 · GMT+3)

Sunrise

6:02 AM

Day length

13h 40m

Sunset

7:43 PM

Waning Crescent

1% illuminated

Still the middle of the night here.

Sun today
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
7:43 PM
Solar noon
12:52 PM
Day length
13h 40m

+1m 15s vs. yesterday

Civil

5:36 AM8:09 PM

Outdoor activities still possible without lights.

Nautical

5:04 AM8:40 PM

Horizon visible at sea; navigation by stars.

Astronomical

4:31 AM9:13 PM

Full astronomical darkness ends/begins.

Moon today

Waning Crescent · 1% illuminated

The moon is currently waning — shrinking toward new.

Moonrise
4:33 AM
Moonset
6:28 PM

Moonrise and moonset shift roughly 50 minutes later each day, so on some calendar days the moon does not rise (or does not set) before midnight local time — those cells appear as "—" in the monthly table below.

Sun & moon calendar — May 2026

Daily sunrise, sunset, day length, moonrise, moonset, and moon illumination for Cairo.

DaySunriseSunsetLengthMoonriseMoonsetMoon
16:13 AM7:33 PM13h 19m7:38 PM5:46 AMFull Moon · 100%
26:12 AM7:33 PM13h 21m8:35 PM6:18 AMWaning Gibbous · 99%
36:11 AM7:34 PM13h 22m9:31 PM6:56 AMWaning Gibbous · 97%
46:11 AM7:35 PM13h 24m10:26 PM7:38 AMWaning Gibbous · 92%
56:10 AM7:35 PM13h 25m11:17 PM8:25 AMWaning Gibbous · 87%
66:09 AM7:36 PM13h 27m12:03 AM9:18 AMWaning Gibbous · 80%
76:08 AM7:37 PM13h 28m12:45 AM10:14 AMWaning Gibbous · 72%
86:07 AM7:37 PM13h 30m1:22 AM11:13 AMWaning Gibbous · 63%
96:07 AM7:38 PM13h 31m1:55 AM12:13 PMLast Quarter · 53%
106:06 AM7:39 PM13h 33m2:27 AM1:13 PMLast Quarter · 43%
116:05 AM7:39 PM13h 34m2:56 AM2:13 PMWaning Crescent · 32%
126:05 AM7:40 PM13h 35m3:13 PMWaning Crescent · 23%
136:04 AM7:41 PM13h 37m3:27 AM4:15 PMWaning Crescent · 14%
146:03 AM7:41 PM13h 38m3:58 AM5:20 PMWaning Crescent · 7%
156:03 AM7:42 PM13h 39m4:33 AM6:28 PMWaning Crescent · 3%
166:02 AM7:43 PM13h 40m5:13 AM7:39 PMNew Moon · 0%
176:02 AM7:43 PM13h 42m5:59 AM8:50 PMNew Moon · 1%
186:01 AM7:44 PM13h 43m6:54 AM9:59 PMWaxing Crescent · 4%
196:00 AM7:44 PM13h 44m7:57 AM11:01 PMWaxing Crescent · 10%
206:00 AM7:45 PM13h 45m9:06 AM11:54 PMWaxing Crescent · 18%
215:59 AM7:46 PM13h 46m10:17 AM12:39 AMWaxing Crescent · 28%
225:59 AM7:46 PM13h 47m11:27 AM1:17 AMWaxing Crescent · 39%
235:58 AM7:47 PM13h 49m12:33 PM1:50 AMFirst Quarter · 50%
245:58 AM7:48 PM13h 50m1:35 PM2:20 AMWaxing Gibbous · 61%
255:58 AM7:48 PM13h 51m2:35 PM2:49 AMWaxing Gibbous · 71%
265:57 AM7:49 PM13h 52m3:34 PMWaxing Gibbous · 80%
275:57 AM7:49 PM13h 53m4:31 PM3:16 AMWaxing Gibbous · 87%
285:57 AM7:50 PM13h 53m5:28 PM3:46 AMWaxing Gibbous · 93%
295:56 AM7:51 PM13h 54m6:26 PM4:18 AMWaxing Gibbous · 97%
305:56 AM7:51 PM13h 55m7:23 PM4:54 AMFull Moon · 99%
315:56 AM7:52 PM13h 56m8:18 PM5:34 AMFull Moon · 100%

About these times

Sunrise and sunset mark the moments the upper limb of the sun crosses the horizon at sea level for Cairo's coordinates. The actual perceived sunrise can vary slightly depending on local elevation, terrain, and atmospheric refraction.

Civil twilight is the period before sunrise and after sunset when the sun is between 0° and 6° below the horizon — there's still enough light for outdoor activities without artificial lighting. Nautical twilight runs to 12° below; the horizon is still visible at sea for navigation. Astronomical twilight runs to 18° below, after which the sky is fully dark for astronomical observation.

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