Sun, Aug 16
The Moon and Venus side by side on August 16, 2026 from Cairo
Look west at Sun, Aug 16 8:10 PM, 18° up.
Only 1.8° apart: less than the width of your little finger at arm's length.
This has passed
Times are local (GMT+3).
"Worth looking up" alerts for Cairo
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Cairo: a very bright ISS pass, a Starlink train, a meteor shower peak, planets together, a supermoon or eclipse, or a bright comet. Only the city is stored, not your location.
Put Cairo's sky in your calendar
Full moons, meteor showers, eclipses and bright ISS passes (with a 10-minute reminder) appear in your calendar and update by themselves.
The Moon and Venus meet in the evening sky after sunset: two bright lights almost touching.
How to watch
- No equipment needed: look for two bright points unusually close together.
- Binoculars fit both in one view; a phone on night mode catches them over the horizon.
- They stay close for a few days around the date: a cloudy night is not the end.
Other cities
- AthensLook west at Sun, Aug 16 8:56 PM, 13° up
- IstanbulLook west at Sun, Aug 16 8:42 PM, 10° up
- RomeLook west at Sun, Aug 16 8:50 PM, 10° up
- ViennaLook west at Sat, Aug 15 8:56 PM, 5° up
- WarsawToo low in twilight here
- DubaiLook west at Sun, Aug 16 7:25 PM, 21° up
- PragueToo low in twilight here
- MoscowToo low in twilight here
- MunichLook west at Sat, Aug 15 9:15 PM, 5° up
- MilanLook west at Sat, Aug 15 9:15 PM, 7° up
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).