Next usable light
Cairo
6:52 PM – 7:39 PM
Solar noonDaytime69.8° · 181° S
Light windows
Fri, Aug 28 · Africa · CairoMorning
- Golden hour
- 6:16 AM – 7:03 AM47 min of warm light
- Blue hour
- 6:06 AM – 6:16 AM10 min of deep blue twilight
Evening
- Golden hour
- 6:52 PM – 7:39 PM47 min of warm light
- Blue hour
- 7:39 PM – 7:49 PM10 min of deep blue twilight
- Sunrise
- 6:31 AM
- Sunset
- 7:24 PM
- Day length
- 12 hr 54 min
- Solar noon
- 12:57 PM
Where to point the camera
Solar path and bearing
On this selected date, the sun reaches 70° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 282° WNW.
Pick the month before the day
Light through 2026 in Cairo
Plan around the season: Cairo's sampled golden window stretches to 52 min in June and compresses to 46 min by March. Where to stand changes with the calendar: 244° WSW in December swings to 298° WNW by June, 54° of horizon between them. June days run 14 hr 4 min; by December they shrink to 10 hr 14 min.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6:52 AM | 5:17 PM | 10 hr 25 min | 4:42 PM · 51 min | 246° WSW |
| February | 6:36 AM | 5:44 PM | 11 hr 8 min | 5:11 PM · 48 min | 256° WSW |
| March | 6:06 AM | 6:04 PM | 11 hr 57 min | 5:32 PM · 46 min | 268° W |
| April | 5:29 AM | 6:22 PM | 12 hr 53 min | 5:50 PM · 47 min | 282° WNW |
| May | 6:03 AM | 7:42 PM | 13 hr 39 min | 7:08 PM · 50 min | 293° WNW |
| June | 5:54 AM | 7:58 PM | 14 hr 4 min | 7:23 PM · 52 min | 298° WNW |
| July | 6:04 AM | 7:59 PM | 13 hr 54 min | 7:24 PM · 51 min | 296° WNW |
| August | 6:23 AM | 7:38 PM | 13 hr 15 min | 7:05 PM · 48 min | 287° WNW |
| September | 6:40 AM | 7:02 PM | 12 hr 22 min | 6:31 PM · 46 min | 274° W |
| October | 6:57 AM | 6:26 PM | 11 hr 29 min | 5:54 PM · 47 min | 261° W |
| November | 6:21 AM | 5:00 PM | 10 hr 39 min | 4:26 PM · 50 min | 249° WSW |
| December | 6:44 AM | 4:58 PM | 10 hr 14 min | 4:22 PM · 52 min | 244° WSW |
Find the months when sunset faces your spot
Pick the direction your subject faces the sky. Months whose sunset lands within ±10° light up in the table above. Disabled shortcuts have no matching row in this visible mid-month sample.
Each row samples the 15th of the month at these coordinates, so dates near a month boundary can differ from the printed row — around here day length moves up to ~2 min per day in the fastest season. Clock times follow Africa · Cairo, including any daylight-saving change.
Full light and twilight schedule
Midnight to midnight
| Phase | Time |
|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 5:07 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 5:37 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 6:06 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 6:16 AM |
| Sunrise | 6:31 AM |
| Solar noon | 12:57 PM |
| Sunset | 7:24 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 6:52 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 7:39 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 8:18 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 8:48 PM |
Seven local days in Cairo
The week ahead
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Aug 28 | 6:16 AM – 7:03 AM | 6:31 AM | 7:24 PM | 6:52 PM – 7:39 PM |
| Sat, Aug 29 | 6:16 AM – 7:03 AM | 6:31 AM | 7:23 PM | 6:51 PM – 7:38 PM |
| Sun, Aug 30 | 6:17 AM – 7:04 AM | 6:32 AM | 7:22 PM | 6:50 PM – 7:37 PM |
| Mon, Aug 31 | 6:17 AM – 7:04 AM | 6:32 AM | 7:21 PM | 6:49 PM – 7:36 PM |
| Tue, Sep 1 | 6:18 AM – 7:05 AM | 6:33 AM | 7:20 PM | 6:48 PM – 7:35 PM |
| Wed, Sep 2 | 6:18 AM – 7:05 AM | 6:33 AM | 7:18 PM | 6:47 PM – 7:33 PM |
| Thu, Sep 3 | 6:19 AM – 7:06 AM | 6:34 AM | 7:17 PM | 6:45 PM – 7:32 PM |
Moon and candidate vantage points
Context to verify
Moon on the selected date
The moon over Cairo is a Full Moon, 100% lit. Treat this as lighting context, not a visibility forecast.
Candidate vantage points
Use them only as map-search leads; they are not ranked recommendations. We have not verified current access, closures, permits, safety, or an unobstructed view. 282° WNW is the selected-date mathematical sunset bearing; if another composition faces elsewhere, use the bearing planner in the month table above to locate better-matched sampled months. The number is a planning aid and does not prove visibility.
Plan and calculation notes
Assumptions and limits
Plan this specific light
In Cairo, the evening golden hour window runs 47 min on the selected date and approaches from 282° WNW. Arrive 15 minutes before its start when that window occurs, then choose a position with an open view toward that bearing. Don't rely on the generic “one hour before sunset” rule here — the real window shifts with the season, so check the computed times for your date.
See the calculation method and limits before relying on the estimate in terrain-sensitive or safety-critical conditions.
Common questions
Golden hour FAQ for Cairo
- When is golden hour in Cairo?
- Twice a day on most dates: a morning window that contains sunrise and an evening window that contains sunset, defined by the sun sitting between +6° and −4° of the horizon. In Cairo the representative monthly window is 46 minutes in March and 52 minutes in June. The light-windows panel above gives the exact start and end for any date.
- Which direction does the sun set in Cairo?
- There is no single answer — over the year the sunset point travels 54° along Cairo's horizon, between 244° WSW (December) and 298° WNW (June). The month table above lists the bearing for each month, and the sun-path panel computes it per date.
- How much does day length change in Cairo?
- Enough to reshape a shoot plan in Cairo: 10 hr 14 min of daylight in December versus 14 hr 4 min in June. See the table above for the month you're planning.
- Does Cairo get blue hour right after golden hour?
- Yes, with no gap: blue hour is simply the next slice of the same sunset, defined by the sun dropping from −4° to −6° after the golden band (+6° to −4°) closes. Planning a June shoot in Cairo? Budget 52 min of gold, then the blue window follows immediately — both computed per date in the light-windows panel.