Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Monday, October 21, 2024

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Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:41 AM

6:41 AM

Clears the mountains at 8:18 AM, 97 min after sunrise

6:15 AM Blue hour
6:41 AM Sunrise
7:16 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:44 PM

5:44 PM

Behind the mountains at 5:09 PM, 35 min before sunset

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

5:09 PM Golden hour
5:44 PM Sunset
6:10 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:14 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:14 PM Dark enough
9:04 PM Moonrise
4:14 AM Best
5:12 AM Too light
Estimate
~5/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
69°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
55% lost
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

Waning gibbous

76% lit

9:04 PM – 12:45 PM

ENE WNW
9:04 PM Moonrise
9:28 PM 4°
4:56 AM Highest, 82°
12:21 PM 4°
12:45 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 6:15 AM–6:41 AM
  • Sunrise 6:41 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:41 AM–7:16 AM
  • Morning best color 6:51 AM
  • Moonset 11:48 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:09 PM–5:44 PM
  • Evening best color 5:36 PM
  • Sunset 5:44 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:44 PM–6:10 PM
  • Fully dark 7:10 PM–5:16 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:10 PM–9:10 PM
  • Moonrise 9:05 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Thu 5 Nov 2026 6:58 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Thu 5 Nov 2026 6:58 PM 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 New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:30 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 12:01 AM Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-627 Long shot, look W
Mon 9 Nov 2026 8:03 PM 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