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Stargazing in Cairo, Egypt

Local time 13:40 EET 30.06° N, 31.25° E Forecast: MET Norway
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Location reference: Cairo, Cairo

Egypt · Africa/Cairo · 30.0626, 31.2497

Use this city or town reference for local sky planning. Check access, light pollution and the horizon at your chosen observing site. Location source.

Tonight in Cairo

Workable skies with some compromise

Fair
61of 100

Workable skies with some compromise. Cloud cover averages 39% over the dark window, with about 8.0 hours of moonless darkness.

Best window 19:00 – 22:00

Dark18:21 – 04:57
Cloud39%
Moon26% lit
Astronomical darkness10 hr 35 minAstronomical
Moonless darkness7 hr 59 min74% unlit
Feels like—Wind 14 km/h
Forecast retrieved13:35Data: MET Norway

Tonight's reasoning

Every point accounted for
  • positiveMostly workable skies: 39% average cloud cover.
  • positiveA long 10.6-hour night of astronomical darkness.
  • neutralThe Moon is 26% lit and above the horizon for 2 h 37 min, leaving 7 h 59 min moonless.

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Cloud samples through the observing night

Partly cloudy

Forecast samples are 60 minutes apart at the coarsest point shown. Missing values are not clear skies. Coarse or incomplete data does not produce a detailed observing recommendation.

Read the forecast samples as a table
Local timeCloudTemperatureWind
Sat 19:00 EET0%24°C4 km/h
Sat 20:00 EET0%23°C14 km/h
Sat 21:00 EET0%22°C13 km/h
Sat 22:00 EET0%21°C11 km/h
Sat 23:00 EET0%20°C10 km/h
Sun 00:00 EET7%19°C9 km/h
Sun 01:00 EET84%18°C9 km/h
Sun 02:00 EET98%18°C8 km/h
Sun 03:00 EET100%18°C8 km/h
Sun 04:00 EET100%18°C8 km/h

Planets from dusk to dawn

Sun at least 6° below the horizon
Mars well placed · SSE · 74° · 05:50
Jupiter well placed · SSE · 73° · 05:50
Saturn well placed · S · 61° · 20:56
Venus low in the sky · ESE · 22° · 05:50
Mercury low in the sky · ESE · 11° · 05:50

These are geometric opportunities in evening, night or morning twilight, subject to weather. We require an altitude of at least 10°. Terrain and buildings can block the view.

Stars to find by eye

No telescope required
Capella · above 15° Auriga · NE · 62°

A golden star in the constellation Auriga. Use the listed direction and altitude for this location.

Betelgeuse · above 15° Orion · ESE · 47°

The orange shoulder of Orion. Look below it for three stars in a short, straight line.

Polaris · above 15° Ursa Minor · N · 31°

Find the two stars at the end of the Big Dipper bowl; follow that line north. Polaris sits almost still while the sky turns.

Sirius · above 15° Canis Major · SE · 22°

The brightest star in the night sky. Follow the line of Orion's belt toward it; the orientation depends on your location.

The next 7 nights

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Sat Nov 14 61/100 Partly cloudy Sun Nov 15 65/100 Mostly clear Mon Nov 16 — Clear Tue Nov 17 — Clear Wed Nov 18 — Clear Thu Nov 19 — Clear Fri Nov 20 — Mostly clear

Moon and darkness use local astronomical calculations. Weather becomes less reliable further out. Scores are withheld for old, incomplete or coarse forecasts.

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About this forecast

Astronomy is calculated for Cairo at 30.0626° N, 31.2497° E. Weather comes from MET Norway. A city forecast cannot resolve every mountain, fog bank or nearby floodlight. Calculated times use a modelled horizon and are approximate.

Provider issue time: Sat, Nov 14 · 13:22. Sources and forecast limitations.

Location: Location source record. Reference checked 2026-10-22.

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