Kourou, French Guiana

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Kourou, French Guiana

That morning

Sunrise

6:20 AM

6:20 AM

6:00 AM Blue hour
6:20 AM Sunrise
6:48 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:28 PM

6:28 PM

Behind the hills at 6:23 PM, 5 min before sunset

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

6:01 PM Golden hour
6:28 PM Sunset
6:49 PM Blue hour ends

Lunar eclipse

Partial lunar eclipse

8% of the Moon in shadow

Best around 11:44 PM

Moon in shadow
8%
Moon's height
77°
9:42 PM Penumbral begins 49° up
11:14 PM Partial begins 71° up
11:44 PM Greatest eclipse 77° up
12:14 AM Partial ends 82° up
1:46 AM Penumbral ends 70° up

Safe to look at with anything, unlike a solar eclipse - the Moon is only reflecting less light.

Full moon

Full Harvest Moon

Supermoon - rises 6:17 PM in the E

6:17 PM – 6:40 AM

The full moon nearest the September equinox. It rises soon after sunset several evenings running, giving farmers extra light to bring the harvest in.

E W
6:17 PM Moonrise
6:33 PM 4°
12:28 AM Highest, 82°
6:23 AM 4°
6:40 AM Moonset

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

Rises
6:17 PM in the E
Exactly full
11:41 PM
Distance
221,747 mi - supermoon

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

  • Moonset 5:46 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:00 AM–6:20 AM
  • Sunrise 6:20 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:20 AM–6:48 AM
  • Morning best color 6:31 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:01 PM–6:28 PM
  • Evening best color 6:11 PM
  • Moonrise 6:17 PM
  • Sunset 6:28 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:28 PM–6:49 PM
  • Fully dark 7:37 PM–5:11 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Kourou, French Guiana

International Space Station Modest pass, SSE to ESE, 17 deg up
Tue 3 Nov 2026 6:59 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Tue 3 Nov 2026 7:41 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Tue 3 Nov 2026 7:41 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 Milky Way Visible 7:23 PM to 8:23 PM with no moon, 20° above the west-southwestern horizon - 5 nights 3 Nov to 7 Nov
Sat 7 Nov 2026 7:23 PM 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