Kourou, French Guiana

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Kourou, French Guiana

That morning

Sunrise

6:25 AM

6:25 AM

Clears the hills at 6:28 AM, 3 min after sunrise

6:04 AM Blue hour
6:25 AM Sunrise
6:53 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:40 PM

6:40 PM

Behind the hills at 6:36 PM, 4 min before sunset

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

6:12 PM Golden hour
6:40 PM Sunset
7:02 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

88% lit

9:17 PM – 9:48 AM

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9:17 PM Moonrise
9:33 PM 4°
3:32 AM Highest, 87°
9:31 AM 4°
9:48 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:04 AM–6:25 AM
  • Sunrise 6:25 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:25 AM–6:53 AM
  • Morning best color 6:36 AM
  • Moonset 8:55 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:12 PM–6:40 PM
  • Evening best color 6:23 PM
  • Sunset 6:40 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:40 PM–7:02 PM
  • Fully dark 7:51 PM–5:15 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:51 PM–9:21 PM
  • Moonrise 9:18 PM

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