- Sunrise
- 6:02 AM
- Sunset
- 7:43 PM
- Solar noon
- 12:52 PM
- Day length
- 13h 40m
+1m 15s vs. yesterday
Civil
5:36 AM → 8:09 PM
Outdoor activities still possible without lights.
Nautical
5:04 AM → 8:40 PM
Horizon visible at sea; navigation by stars.
Astronomical
4:31 AM → 9:13 PM
Full astronomical darkness ends/begins.
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.
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6:13 AM | 7:33 PM | 13h 19m | 7:38 PM | 5:46 AM | Full Moon · 100% |
| 2 | 6:12 AM | 7:33 PM | 13h 21m | 8:35 PM | 6:18 AM | Waning Gibbous · 99% |
| 3 | 6:11 AM | 7:34 PM | 13h 22m | 9:31 PM | 6:56 AM | Waning Gibbous · 97% |
| 4 | 6:11 AM | 7:35 PM | 13h 24m | 10:26 PM | 7:38 AM | Waning Gibbous · 92% |
| 5 | 6:10 AM | 7:35 PM | 13h 25m | 11:17 PM | 8:25 AM | Waning Gibbous · 87% |
| 6 | 6:09 AM | 7:36 PM | 13h 27m | 12:03 AM | 9:18 AM | Waning Gibbous · 80% |
| 7 | 6:08 AM | 7:37 PM | 13h 28m | 12:45 AM | 10:14 AM | Waning Gibbous · 72% |
| 8 | 6:07 AM | 7:37 PM | 13h 30m | 1:22 AM | 11:13 AM | Waning Gibbous · 63% |
| 9 | 6:07 AM | 7:38 PM | 13h 31m | 1:55 AM | 12:13 PM | Last Quarter · 53% |
| 10 | 6:06 AM | 7:39 PM | 13h 33m | 2:27 AM | 1:13 PM | Last Quarter · 43% |
| 11 | 6:05 AM | 7:39 PM | 13h 34m | 2:56 AM | 2:13 PM | Waning Crescent · 32% |
| 12 | 6:05 AM | 7:40 PM | 13h 35m | — | 3:13 PM | Waning Crescent · 23% |
| 13 | 6:04 AM | 7:41 PM | 13h 37m | 3:27 AM | 4:15 PM | Waning Crescent · 14% |
| 14 | 6:03 AM | 7:41 PM | 13h 38m | 3:58 AM | 5:20 PM | Waning Crescent · 7% |
| 15 | 6:03 AM | 7:42 PM | 13h 39m | 4:33 AM | 6:28 PM | Waning Crescent · 3% |
| 16 | 6:02 AM | 7:43 PM | 13h 40m | 5:13 AM | 7:39 PM | New Moon · 0% |
| 17 | 6:02 AM | 7:43 PM | 13h 42m | 5:59 AM | 8:50 PM | New Moon · 1% |
| 18 | 6:01 AM | 7:44 PM | 13h 43m | 6:54 AM | 9:59 PM | Waxing Crescent · 4% |
| 19 | 6:00 AM | 7:44 PM | 13h 44m | 7:57 AM | 11:01 PM | Waxing Crescent · 10% |
| 20 | 6:00 AM | 7:45 PM | 13h 45m | 9:06 AM | 11:54 PM | Waxing Crescent · 18% |
| 21 | 5:59 AM | 7:46 PM | 13h 46m | 10:17 AM | 12:39 AM | Waxing Crescent · 28% |
| 22 | 5:59 AM | 7:46 PM | 13h 47m | 11:27 AM | 1:17 AM | Waxing Crescent · 39% |
| 23 | 5:58 AM | 7:47 PM | 13h 49m | 12:33 PM | 1:50 AM | First Quarter · 50% |
| 24 | 5:58 AM | 7:48 PM | 13h 50m | 1:35 PM | 2:20 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 61% |
| 25 | 5:58 AM | 7:48 PM | 13h 51m | 2:35 PM | 2:49 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 71% |
| 26 | 5:57 AM | 7:49 PM | 13h 52m | 3:34 PM | — | Waxing Gibbous · 80% |
| 27 | 5:57 AM | 7:49 PM | 13h 53m | 4:31 PM | 3:16 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 87% |
| 28 | 5:57 AM | 7:50 PM | 13h 53m | 5:28 PM | 3:46 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 93% |
| 29 | 5:56 AM | 7:51 PM | 13h 54m | 6:26 PM | 4:18 AM | Waxing Gibbous · 97% |
| 30 | 5:56 AM | 7:51 PM | 13h 55m | 7:23 PM | 4:54 AM | Full Moon · 99% |
| 31 | 5:56 AM | 7:52 PM | 13h 56m | 8:18 PM | 5:34 AM | Full 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.