Moonrise and moonset in Cairo
Times by the clock in Cairo (UTC+2), today and for the next 13 days.
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset |
|---|---|---|
| Tue 3 Nov | 00:21rises in the east (74°) · 38% lit | 13:42 |
| Wed 4 Nov | 01:23rises in the east (81°) · 28% lit | 14:13 |
| Thu 5 Nov | 02:24rises in the east (89°) · 18% lit | 14:42 |
| Fri 6 Nov | 03:22rises in the east (96°) · 11% lit | 15:11 |
| Sat 7 Nov | 04:21rises in the east (103°) · 5% lit | 15:42 |
| Sun 8 Nov | 05:20rises in the east (109°) · 1% lit | 16:14 |
| Mon 9 Nov | 06:19rises in the south-east (115°) · 0% lit | 16:51 |
| Tue 10 Nov | 07:19rises in the south-east (119°) · 1% lit | 17:32 |
| Wed 11 Nov | 08:16rises in the south-east (122°) · 4% lit | 18:18 |
| Thu 12 Nov | 09:10rises in the south-east (123°) · 8% lit | 19:09 |
| Fri 13 Nov | 10:00rises in the south-east (122°) · 15% lit | 20:03 |
| Sat 14 Nov | 10:44rises in the south-east (120°) · 22% lit | 20:59 |
| Sun 15 Nov | 11:22rises in the south-east (116°) · 31% lit | 21:56 |
| Mon 16 Nov | 11:57rises in the east (111°) · 40% lit | 22:53 |
Times are for the Moon's upper edge on a flat, sea-level horizon with standard refraction. Hills and buildings can delay moonrise by a few minutes; cloud can hide it.
Moon phases ahead
- New MoonMonday, 9 November 2026, 07:02 UTC
- First QuarterTuesday, 17 November 2026, 11:48 UTC
- Full MoonTuesday, 24 November 2026, 14:54 UTC
- Third QuarterTuesday, 1 December 2026, 06:09 UTC
Who watches for the Moon
- Hindu: the Karwa Chauth and Sankashti Chaturthi fasts end at moonrise, Chandra Darshan is seeing the new crescent, and Purnima is the full Moon. Festival dates follow your panchang.
- Muslim: each Hijri month begins with the new crescent seen after sunset. Crescent forecast
- Jewish: Kiddush Levana, the blessing of the new Moon, is said at night while the Moon is visible, in the first half of the month.
- Chinese, Korean and Japanese: the Mid-Autumn Festival, Chuseok and Tsukimi celebrate the full Moon of the eighth lunar month, and the Lantern Festival the year's first full Moon.
- Buddhist: Uposatha days follow the new, full and quarter Moons, and in Sri Lanka every full Moon is a Poya holiday.
- Photographers time the rising full Moon, and stargazers wait for moonset for a dark sky.