✦ Perseids from Cairo
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The Perseids meteor shower peaks from Cairo around Aug 12-13, with up to 150 meteors per hour under ideal conditions. In 2026 a new moon means dark skies, and from Cairo the radiant in Perseus climbs to 56° above the north-east horizon around 04:50. Local best viewing window: 00:45–04:50 EEST on the peak night, about 4.1 hours of astronomical darkness. Scaled to that altitude, the 150/hour headline figure works out to roughly 124 meteors an hour from Cairo under a genuinely dark sky. Tonight: some cloud about, but gaps should be frequent.
2026 Conditions in Cairo
Peak Night
Aug 12-13
Meteors/Hour Here
~124
150 with the radiant overhead
Moon
🌑 Great
Best Viewing
00:45 — 04:50
EEST · radiant 56° north-east
Tonight's Weather in Cairo
How to Watch from Cairo
- Find a dark spot away from city lights — parks, hilltops, or rooftops work well
- Lie on your back and look straight up — no telescope needed
- Give your eyes 20 minutes to adapt to the dark
- Face north-east — Perseus reaches 56° at 04:50 EEST, its highest while the sky is still dark