Solar almanac · 2026-11-02 · Egypt

Golden hour in Cairo, Egypt

30.0444° N
31.2357° E
Africa/Cairo

Times shown in local time for Cairo (Africa/Cairo).

Golden hour & blue hour

WindowStartsEnds
Blue hour (morning)05:1605:44
Golden hour (morning)06:0906:42
Golden hour (evening)16:3317:07
Blue hour (evening)17:3218:00

Light profile · calculated

Golden hour in Cairo through the year

Midsummer
35 min
Equinox
32 min
Midwinter
36 min

Length of the evening golden-hour window.

Cairo lies at 30.04° N, in the subtropics, with short, decisive twilights. Its longest measured day falls on Thu 18 June 2026 with 14h 05m of daylight, and its shortest on Fri 18 December 2026 with 10h 13m — a difference of 3h 52m between the two extremes.

Evening golden hour in Cairo runs for roughly 35 minutes at the height of summer, 32 minutes around the March equinox and 36 minutes at midwinter. The warm window is actually widest in the colder months, which makes winter evenings unusually forgiving here.

The sun sets toward 298° WNW in late June and toward 243° WSW in late December, a shift of about 55° in where the last light lands — worth checking before committing to a west-facing viewpoint. In Cairo, the sky reaches full darkness between evening and morning twilight year-round.

Today’s solar record

−1 min/day

Sunrise
06:09

rises at 107° ESE

Sunset
17:07

sets at 253° WSW

Solar noon
11:38
Day length
10h 58m

Evening golden hour starts at 16:33

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Solar trajectory

Maximum 45°
06:0945° at 11:3817:07
East · sunriseHighest point of the sun today: 45° above the horizon. The shaded band near the horizon is golden-hour light.West · sunset

Twenty-four hours of light

06:09Sunrise11:38Solar noon17:07Sunset
NightBlue hourGolden hourDaylight

Next 7 days

DateSunriseSunsetDay length
2026-11-0206:0917:0710h 58m
2026-11-0306:1017:0610h 56m
2026-11-0406:1117:0510h 55m
2026-11-0506:1117:0510h 53m
2026-11-0606:1217:0410h 52m
2026-11-0706:1317:0310h 50m
2026-11-0806:1417:0210h 49m

Annual light rhythm · Cairo

10h 14m—14h 04m
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Longest days in June (14h 04m), shortest in December (10h 14m).

Questions

When is golden hour in Cairo today?
Evening golden hour in Cairo starts at 16:33 and ends at sunset, 17:07. Morning golden hour runs from sunrise, 06:09, until 06:42 local time (Africa/Cairo).
How long does golden hour last in Cairo?
Evening golden hour in Cairo runs from 16:33 to 17:07, and morning golden hour from 06:09 to 06:42.
When is blue hour in Cairo?
Morning blue hour in Cairo begins at 05:16, before sunrise. Evening blue hour begins at 17:32, just after sunset.
What time is sunrise in Cairo today?
Sunrise in Cairo is at 06:09 local time (Africa/Cairo), rising toward 107° ESE.
What time is sunset in Cairo today?
Sunset in Cairo is at 17:07 local time (Africa/Cairo), setting toward 253° WSW.
How long is the day in Cairo?
Cairo has 10h 58m of daylight today.

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