Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Cairo, Egypt

In Cairo, Egypt the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 18:46 and rises at 06:45. Daylight lasts 12h 1m; evening golden hour runs from 18:15 to 19:01.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light
06:21
Sunrise
06:45
Solar noon
12:46
Sunset
18:46
Last light
19:10
Day length
12h 1m

18h 44m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
18:15 – 19:01
Blue hour
19:01 – 19:10
Max sun altitude
58.6°
Moon
🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset
18:26 / 06:15

The sun sets at 269° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 06:45 Sunset 18:45 Golden hour 18:14 – 19:00 Day length 11h 59m vs today 2 minutes shorter

Where Cairo is

Coordinates
30.0626° N, 31.2497° E
Time zone
Africa/Cairo
Current offset
UTC+03:00
Elevation
23 m
Population
9,606,916

Sunrise and sunset in Cairo, September 2026

September 2026 — first light, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, last light, day length and evening golden hour.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Tue 1 06:07 06:31 12:55 19:17 19:42 12h 46m −1:44 18:45–19:32 🌖 82%
Wed 2 06:07 06:32 12:54 19:16 19:40 12h 44m −1:44 18:44–19:31 🌖 72%
Thu 3 06:08 06:32 12:54 19:15 19:39 12h 42m −1:44 18:43–19:30 🌖 61%
Fri 4 06:09 06:33 12:54 19:14 19:38 12h 40m −1:45 18:42–19:29 🌗 49%
Sat 5 06:09 06:33 12:53 19:13 19:37 12h 39m −1:45 18:41–19:27 🌘 38%
Sun 6 06:10 06:34 12:53 19:11 19:36 12h 37m −1:45 18:40–19:26 🌘 27%
Mon 7 06:10 06:35 12:53 19:10 19:34 12h 35m −1:46 18:38–19:25 🌘 17%
Tue 8 06:11 06:35 12:52 19:09 19:33 12h 33m −1:46 18:37–19:24 🌘 9%
Wed 9 06:11 06:36 12:52 19:08 19:32 12h 32m −1:46 18:36–19:22 🌘 4%
Thu 10 06:12 06:36 12:52 19:06 19:31 12h 30m −1:46 18:35–19:21 🌘 1%
Fri 11 06:13 06:37 12:51 19:05 19:29 12h 28m −1:47 18:34–19:20 🌑 0%
Sat 12 06:13 06:37 12:51 19:04 19:28 12h 26m −1:47 18:32–19:19 🌒 2%
Sun 13 06:14 06:38 12:50 19:03 19:27 12h 24m −1:47 18:31–19:17 🌒 6%
Mon 14 06:14 06:38 12:50 19:01 19:25 12h 23m −1:47 18:30–19:16 🌒 12%
Tue 15 06:15 06:39 12:50 19:00 19:24 12h 21m −1:47 18:29–19:15 🌒 19%
Wed 16 06:15 06:39 12:49 18:59 19:23 12h 19m −1:48 18:27–19:14 🌒 27%
Thu 17 06:16 06:40 12:49 18:58 19:22 12h 17m −1:48 18:26–19:12 🌒 36%
Fri 18 06:17 06:40 12:49 18:56 19:20 12h 15m −1:48 18:25–19:11 🌓 45%
Sat 19 06:17 06:41 12:48 18:55 19:19 12h 14m −1:48 18:24–19:10 🌔 55%
Sun 20 06:18 06:42 12:48 18:54 19:18 12h 12m −1:48 18:22–19:09 🌔 64%
Mon 21 06:18 06:42 12:48 18:53 19:17 12h 10m −1:48 18:21–19:07 🌔 73%
Tue 22 06:19 06:43 12:47 18:51 19:15 12h 8m −1:48 18:20–19:06 🌔 81%
Wed 23 06:19 06:43 12:47 18:50 19:14 12h 6m −1:48 18:19–19:05 🌔 88%
Thu 24 06:20 06:44 12:47 18:49 19:13 12h 5m −1:48 18:17–19:04 🌔 94%
Fri 25 06:20 06:44 12:46 18:48 19:12 12h 3m −1:48 18:16–19:02 🌔 98%
Sat 26 06:21 06:45 12:46 18:46 19:10 12h 1m −1:48 18:15–19:01 🌔 100%
Sun 27 06:22 06:45 12:46 18:45 19:09 11h 59m −1:48 18:14–19:00 🌕 100%
Mon 28 06:22 06:46 12:45 18:44 19:08 11h 57m −1:48 18:12–18:59 🌖 97%
Tue 29 06:23 06:47 12:45 18:43 19:07 11h 56m −1:48 18:11–18:57 🌖 92%
Wed 30 06:23 06:47 12:45 18:41 19:05 11h 54m −1:48 18:10–18:56 🌖 85%
More columns for September 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
September 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date Astro. dawn Naut. dawn Sunrise Sunset Naut. dusk Astro. dusk Night Max altitude Sunset direction
Tue 1 05:09 05:38 06:31 19:17 20:10 20:40 11h 14m 68.1° 280° W
Wed 2 05:09 05:39 06:32 19:16 20:09 20:38 11h 16m 67.8° 279° W
Thu 3 05:10 05:39 06:32 19:15 20:08 20:37 11h 17m 67.4° 279° W
Fri 4 05:11 05:40 06:33 19:14 20:07 20:36 11h 19m 67.0° 279° W
Sat 5 05:12 05:41 06:33 19:13 20:05 20:34 11h 21m 66.7° 278° W
Sun 6 05:12 05:41 06:34 19:11 20:04 20:33 11h 23m 66.3° 278° W
Mon 7 05:13 05:42 06:35 19:10 20:03 20:32 11h 24m 65.9° 277° W
Tue 8 05:14 05:43 06:35 19:09 20:01 20:30 11h 26m 65.5° 277° W
Wed 9 05:14 05:43 06:36 19:08 20:00 20:29 11h 28m 65.2° 276° W
Thu 10 05:15 05:44 06:36 19:06 19:59 20:27 11h 30m 64.8° 276° W
Fri 11 05:16 05:44 06:37 19:05 19:57 20:26 11h 32m 64.4° 276° W
Sat 12 05:16 05:45 06:37 19:04 19:56 20:25 11h 33m 64.0° 275° W
Sun 13 05:17 05:46 06:38 19:03 19:55 20:23 11h 35m 63.6° 275° W
Mon 14 05:18 05:46 06:38 19:01 19:54 20:22 11h 37m 63.3° 274° W
Tue 15 05:18 05:47 06:39 19:00 19:52 20:21 11h 39m 62.9° 274° W
Wed 16 05:19 05:47 06:39 18:59 19:51 20:19 11h 40m 62.5° 273° W
Thu 17 05:20 05:48 06:40 18:58 19:50 20:18 11h 42m 62.1° 273° W
Fri 18 05:20 05:49 06:40 18:56 19:48 20:17 11h 44m 61.7° 272° W
Sat 19 05:21 05:49 06:41 18:55 19:47 20:15 11h 46m 61.3° 272° W
Sun 20 05:21 05:50 06:42 18:54 19:46 20:14 11h 48m 60.9° 272° W
Mon 21 05:22 05:50 06:42 18:53 19:44 20:13 11h 49m 60.6° 271° W
Tue 22 05:23 05:51 06:43 18:51 19:43 20:11 11h 51m 60.2° 271° W
Wed 23 05:23 05:51 06:43 18:50 19:42 20:10 11h 53m 59.8° 270° W
Thu 24 05:24 05:52 06:44 18:49 19:41 20:09 11h 55m 59.4° 270° W
Fri 25 05:25 05:53 06:44 18:48 19:39 20:07 11h 57m 59.0° 269° W
Sat 26 05:25 05:53 06:45 18:46 19:38 20:06 11h 58m 58.6° 269° W
Sun 27 05:26 05:54 06:45 18:45 19:37 20:05 12h 0m 58.2° 268° W
Mon 28 05:26 05:54 06:46 18:44 19:36 20:03 12h 2m 57.8° 268° W
Tue 29 05:27 05:55 06:47 18:43 19:34 20:02 12h 4m 57.4° 268° W
Wed 30 05:28 05:55 06:47 18:41 19:33 20:01 12h 6m 57.1° 267° W

October 2026

October 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Thu 1 06:24 06:48 12:44 18:40 19:04 11h 52m −1:48 18:09–18:55 🌖 75%
Fri 2 06:24 06:48 12:44 18:39 19:03 11h 50m −1:48 18:07–18:54 🌖 65%
Sat 3 06:25 06:49 12:44 18:38 19:02 11h 48m −1:48 18:06–18:52 🌗 53%
Sun 4 06:26 06:49 12:43 18:37 19:01 11h 47m −1:48 18:05–18:51 🌘 41%
Mon 5 06:26 06:50 12:43 18:35 18:59 11h 45m −1:47 18:04–18:50 🌘 30%
Tue 6 06:27 06:51 12:43 18:34 18:58 11h 43m −1:47 18:02–18:49 🌘 20%
Wed 7 06:27 06:51 12:42 18:33 18:57 11h 41m −1:47 18:01–18:48 🌘 12%
Thu 8 06:28 06:52 12:42 18:32 18:56 11h 40m −1:47 18:00–18:47 🌘 6%
Fri 9 06:28 06:52 12:42 18:31 18:55 11h 38m −1:47 17:59–18:45 🌘 2%
Sat 10 06:29 06:53 12:42 18:30 18:54 11h 36m −1:46 17:58–18:44 🌑 0%
Sun 11 06:30 06:54 12:41 18:28 18:52 11h 34m −1:46 17:56–18:43 🌒 1%
Mon 12 06:30 06:54 12:41 18:27 18:51 11h 32m −1:46 17:55–18:42 🌒 4%
Tue 13 06:31 06:55 12:41 18:26 18:50 11h 31m −1:46 17:54–18:41 🌒 8%
Wed 14 06:31 06:56 12:41 18:25 18:49 11h 29m −1:45 17:53–18:40 🌒 14%
Thu 15 06:32 06:56 12:40 18:24 18:48 11h 27m −1:45 17:52–18:39 🌒 21%
Fri 16 06:33 06:57 12:40 18:23 18:47 11h 25m −1:45 17:51–18:38 🌒 29%
Sat 17 06:33 06:58 12:40 18:22 18:46 11h 24m −1:44 17:49–18:37 🌒 38%
Sun 18 06:34 06:58 12:40 18:21 18:45 11h 22m −1:44 17:48–18:36 🌓 47%
Mon 19 06:35 06:59 12:39 18:20 18:44 11h 20m −1:43 17:47–18:35 🌔 57%
Tue 20 06:35 07:00 12:39 18:19 18:43 11h 19m −1:43 17:46–18:33 🌔 66%
Wed 21 06:36 07:00 12:39 18:18 18:42 11h 17m −1:42 17:45–18:32 🌔 75%
Thu 22 06:37 07:01 12:39 18:17 18:41 11h 15m −1:42 17:44–18:32 🌔 83%
Fri 23 06:37 07:02 12:39 18:16 18:40 11h 13m −1:41 17:43–18:31 🌔 90%
Sat 24 06:38 07:02 12:39 18:15 18:39 11h 12m −1:41 17:42–18:30 🌔 96%
Sun 25 06:39 07:03 12:39 18:14 18:38 11h 10m −1:40 17:41–18:29 🌔 99%
Mon 26 06:39 07:04 12:38 18:13 18:37 11h 8m −1:40 17:40–18:28 🌕 100%
Tue 27 06:40 07:05 12:38 18:12 18:36 11h 7m −1:39 17:39–18:27 🌖 98%
Wed 28 06:41 07:05 12:38 18:11 18:35 11h 5m −1:38 17:38–18:26 🌖 94%
Thu 29 06:41 07:06 12:38 18:10 18:35 11h 4m −1:38 17:37–18:25 🌖 88%
Fri 30 05:42 06:07 11:38 17:09 17:34 11h 2m −1:37 16:36–17:24 🌖 78%
Sat 31 05:43 06:07 11:38 17:08 17:33 11h 0m −1:36 16:35–17:23 🌖 68%

Longest and shortest day in Cairo

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 14h 4m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 3 months, with 10h 12m.

Between them the day length swings by 3h 52m.

Daylight through 2026

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Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night Clock change

The earliest sunset of the year is at 16:54 on 2 December; the latest is 20:00 on 1 July. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 06:18 on 24 April to 07:06 on 29 October.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 9m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Cairo different

It takes roughly 24 minutes to go from sunset to proper darkness, right on the 24-minute median for today.

Photographers get 46 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 1.2× the 40 minutes available at the equator on the same date.

Between solstices the sunset walks 55° across the horizon — WSW in midwinter, WNW in midsummer — which is why a fixed viewpoint works only part of the year. Today's bearing is W.

Sunset drifts 74 seconds earlier each day this month — 36 minutes from the first of September to the last.

Expect a one-off hour-long step in these times on 29 October 2026: sunset goes from 18:11 the evening before to 18:10 that evening.

Planning a sunset photo in Cairo

Arrive by 18:00. Golden hour opens at 18:15 and the sun is down by 18:46, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 269° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.

Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 19:01 and runs to 19:10, the end of civil twilight and 23m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Cairo — times, duration and the best months Morning and evening windows, the next seven days, and how much golden light each month gives you.

Common questions

What time is sunset in Cairo today?

The sun sets in Cairo at 18:46 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Cairo?

It takes 23m. Civil twilight ends at 19:10 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Cairo?

Evening golden hour runs 18:15 to 19:01 today, lasting 46m. Full golden hour times for Cairo covers the morning window and the coming week.

Sunset times near Cairo

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