What's in the sky tonight in Cairo

Cairo, Egypt · 30.04° N, 31.24° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Cairo's clock (Africa/Cairo, GMT+3). The live card below updates.

Sun
sets 18:15, rises 07:03 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:40 to 06:40)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 97% lit · rises 16:59, sets 06:05
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 02:30
  • Mars: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:50
  • Saturn: up 18:40 to 04:40, highest in the S around 23:20 (61°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 9 (inner-city sky): about 17.3 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 75× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:25, 84° up in the SSE
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 04:25, 54° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:40, 76° up in the SE

Live: tonight's sky over Cairo

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