Cairo sky calendar · October 2026
Full moon: Mon, Oct 26. New moon: Sat, Oct 10. Sunrise moves from 6:48 AM to 6:08 AM, sunset from 6:40 PM to 5:08 PM. 5 sky events this month (below). Times are local (GMT+3).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 | 6:48 AM | 6:40 PM | 9:56 PM | 11:48 AM | Waning gibbous · 74% |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:48 AM | 6:39 PM | 10:58 PM | 12:54 PM | Waning gibbous · 64% |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:49 AM | 6:38 PM | — | 1:54 PM | Last quarter · 52% |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:50 AM | 6:37 PM | 12:05 AM | 2:45 PM | Waning crescent · 41% |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:50 AM | 6:35 PM | 1:14 AM | 3:29 PM | Waning crescent · 30% |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:51 AM | 6:34 PM | 2:22 AM | 4:07 PM | Waning crescent · 20% |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:51 AM | 6:33 PM | 3:27 AM | 4:40 PM | Waning crescent · 12% |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:52 AM | 6:32 PM | 4:30 AM | 5:11 PM | Waning crescent · 6% |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:53 AM | 6:31 PM | 5:31 AM | 5:40 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:53 AM | 6:29 PM | 6:31 AM | 6:10 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:54 AM | 6:28 PM | 7:31 AM | 6:41 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:54 AM | 6:27 PM | 8:31 AM | 7:15 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:55 AM | 6:26 PM | 9:30 AM | 7:54 PM | Waxing crescent · 8% |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:56 AM | 6:25 PM | 10:29 AM | 8:36 PM | Waxing crescent · 14% |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:56 AM | 6:24 PM | 11:26 AM | 9:24 PM | Waxing crescent · 21% |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:57 AM | 6:23 PM | 12:18 PM | 10:16 PM | Waxing crescent · 29% |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:58 AM | 6:22 PM | 1:06 PM | 11:12 PM | Waxing crescent · 38% |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:58 AM | 6:21 PM | 1:48 PM | — | First quarter · 47% |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:59 AM | 6:20 PM | 2:25 PM | 12:09 AM | Waxing gibbous · 57% |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 7:00 AM | 6:19 PM | 2:59 PM | 1:07 AM | Waxing gibbous · 66% |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 7:00 AM | 6:18 PM | 3:30 PM | 2:04 AM | Waxing gibbous · 75% |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 7:01 AM | 6:17 PM | 3:59 PM | 3:02 AM | Waxing gibbous · 83% |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:02 AM | 6:16 PM | 4:28 PM | 4:01 AM | Waxing gibbous · 90% |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:02 AM | 6:15 PM | 4:59 PM | 5:01 AM | Waxing gibbous · 96% |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:03 AM | 6:14 PM | 5:32 PM | 6:05 AM | Waxing gibbous · 99% |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:04 AM | 6:13 PM | 6:10 PM | 7:11 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:05 AM | 6:12 PM | 6:55 PM | 8:21 AM | Waning gibbous · 98% |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:05 AM | 6:11 PM | 7:48 PM | 9:33 AM | Waning gibbous · 93% |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:06 AM | 6:10 PM | 8:49 PM | 10:43 AM | Waning gibbous · 86% |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 6:07 AM | 5:09 PM | 8:57 PM | 10:47 AM | Waning gibbous · 77% |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 6:08 AM | 5:08 PM | 10:06 PM | 11:42 AM | Waning gibbous · 66% |
Sky events this month
- Sun, Oct 4 3:12 PMSaturn at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
- Fri, Oct 9Draconids meteor shower peakUp to about 10 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · the Moon stays out of the way
- Mon, Oct 12 1:06 PMMercury farthest from the Sun in the evening sky25° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the west after sunset
- Wed, Oct 21Orionids meteor shower peakUp to about 20 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors
- Mon, Oct 26 7:12 AMFull moon
Month by month
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).