Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Wednesday, October 9, 2024

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Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:30 AM

6:30 AM

Clears the mountains at 8:36 AM, 126 min after sunrise

6:05 AM Blue hour
6:30 AM Sunrise
7:05 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:00 PM

6:00 PM

Behind the mountains at 5:28 PM, 32 min before sunset

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

5:25 PM Golden hour
6:00 PM Sunset
6:25 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:15 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:30 PM Dark enough
10:25 PM Moonset
4:15 AM Best
5:01 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
66°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet, the same stream as May's Eta Aquariids. The comet itself last came round in 1986 and returns in 2061; its dust arrives every October.

The estimate is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Moon

First quarter

40% lit

1:12 PM – 10:25 PM

SE SW
1:12 PM Moonrise
1:37 PM 4°
5:49 PM Highest, 25°
10:00 PM 4°
10:25 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:05 AM–6:30 AM
  • Sunrise 6:30 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:30 AM–7:05 AM
  • Morning best color 6:40 AM
  • Moonrise 1:12 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:25 PM–6:00 PM
  • Evening best color 5:52 PM
  • Sunset 6:00 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:00 PM–6:25 PM
  • Fully dark 7:25 PM–5:06 AM
  • Moonset 10:26 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:35 PM–5:06 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-432 Long shot, look W
Fri 6 Nov 2026 5:46 PM Tiangong space station Bright pass, WNW to SE, 42 deg up
Fri 6 Nov 2026 5:54 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 6 Nov 2026 6:57 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 6 Nov 2026 6:57 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, WSW to SSW, 12 deg up
Sat 7 Nov 2026 6:33 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:30 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 12:01 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 9:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 3.9% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 7:32 AM Partial solar eclipse 57.8% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 9:33 AM Total lunar eclipse 68% of it above your horizon
Mon 25 Jun 2029 8:22 PM Partial solar eclipse 1.4% of the Sun covered
Fri 14 Nov 2031 2:50 PM Partial solar eclipse 23.6% of the Sun covered
Wed 30 Mar 2033 10:33 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 78 minutes
Fri 7 Oct 2033 3:55 AM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
Wed 27 Sep 2034 7:46 PM Total lunar eclipse 62% of it above your horizon
Wed 6 Aug 2036 7:51 PM Partial solar eclipse 85.7% of the Sun covered
Tue 23 Aug 2044 7:03 PM Partial solar eclipse 90.9% of the Sun covered
Sat 12 Aug 2045 9:29 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it