Cairo
Sunrise and sunset in Cairo
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Cairo, in local time. At 30.1° N, the day lasts from 10 h 13 min at the winter solstice to 14 h 05 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 07:00, sunset at 18:18.
Day length 11 h 17 min, 1 min 42 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:39, with the Sun 49° above the horizon.
Times are Cairo time (GMT+3).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:40 | 19:38 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:08 | 19:10 |
| Civil twilight | 06:36 | 18:42 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:00 | 18:18 |
| Golden hour | 07:00–07:33 | 17:45–18:18 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
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The year in Cairo
- Longest day: June 21, 14 h 05 min, from sunrise at 05:54 to sunset at 19:59.
- Shortest day: December 21, 10 h 13 min, from sunrise at 06:46 to sunset at 16:59.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 06:50 | 17:22 | 10 h 32 min |
| February 21 | 06:29 | 17:48 | 11 h 19 min |
| March 21 | 05:57 | 18:06 | 12 h 09 min |
| April 21 | 05:21 | 18:25 | 13 h 04 min |
| May 21 | 05:58 | 19:45 | 13 h 47 min |
| June 21 | 05:54 | 19:59 | 14 h 05 min |
| July 21 | 06:07 | 19:55 | 13 h 48 min |
| August 21 | 06:25 | 19:30 | 13 h 05 min |
| September 21 | 06:42 | 18:53 | 12 h 10 min |
| October 21 | 07:00 | 18:18 | 11 h 17 min |
| November 21 | 06:24 | 16:56 | 10 h 31 min |
| December 21 | 06:46 | 16:59 | 10 h 13 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 30.1° N, 31.2° E, and accurate to about a minute.
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