Kourou, French Guiana

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Kourou, French Guiana

That morning

Sunrise

6:26 AM

6:26 AM

Clears the hills at 6:29 AM, 3 min after sunrise

6:04 AM Blue hour
6:26 AM Sunrise
6:54 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:42 PM

6:42 PM

Behind the hills at 6:38 PM, 4 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

6:14 PM Golden hour
6:42 PM Sunset
7:03 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Sturgeon Moon

Rises 6:51 PM in the ESE

6:51 PM – 7:07 AM

Named for the lake sturgeon most easily caught in the Great Lakes in late summer.

ESE WSW
6:51 PM Moonrise
7:08 PM 4°
1:00 AM Highest, 72°
6:50 AM 4°
7:07 AM Moonset

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

Rises
6:51 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
3:33 PM
Distance
224,591 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:04 AM–6:26 AM
  • Moonset 6:11 AM
  • Sunrise 6:26 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:26 AM–6:54 AM
  • Morning best color 6:37 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:14 PM–6:42 PM
  • Evening best color 6:24 PM
  • Sunset 6:42 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:42 PM–7:03 PM
  • Moonrise 6:52 PM
  • Fully dark 7:53 PM–5:15 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Kourou, French Guiana

Milky Way Visible 7:23 PM to 8:33 PM with no moon, 22° above the southwestern horizon - 4 nights 4 Nov to 7 Nov
Wed 4 Nov 2026 7:23 PM International Space Station Bright pass, WSW to WNW, 31 deg up
Wed 4 Nov 2026 7:47 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 7:41 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 7:41 PM International Space Station Modest pass, NNE to E, 14 deg up
Thu 5 Nov 2026 5:46 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:30 PM to 5:00 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 4:01 AM Partial solar eclipse 7.9% of the Sun covered
Sat 6 Feb 2027 2:19 PM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 1:13 AM Partial solar eclipse 83.4% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 12:10 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 101 minutes
Mon 25 Jun 2029 12:22 AM Total lunar eclipse 88% of it above your horizon
Thu 20 Dec 2029 7:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 1.6% of the Sun covered
Mon 20 Mar 2034 6:33 AM Partial solar eclipse 1.6% of the Sun covered
Tue 12 Sep 2034 1:33 PM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
Wed 27 Sep 2034 11:46 PM Partial lunar eclipse 10% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 18 Aug 2035 10:11 PM Total lunar eclipse 66% of it above your horizon
Mon 11 Feb 2036 7:12 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 95 minutes
Wed 6 Aug 2036 11:51 PM Partial solar eclipse 97.2% of the Sun covered
Sat 12 Aug 2045 3:55 PM Partial solar eclipse 0.7% of the Sun covered
Thu 2 Aug 2046 6:25 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it