Kourou, French Guiana

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Kourou, French Guiana

That morning

Sunrise

6:26 AM

6:26 AM

6:03 AM Blue hour
6:26 AM Sunrise
6:56 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:16 PM

6:16 PM

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

5:46 PM Golden hour
6:16 PM Sunset
6:38 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Vega-C | Sentinel-1C

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 6:20 PM

Very LowExcellent

Space jellyfish low chance 6:23 PM–6:29 PM, SSW about 33° up

Look
WNW
Crossing your sky
When
6:20 PM
Highest around 6:22 PM
Distance
10 mi
Climbs to
55°
Lighting
Sky still bright
Launch site
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

The plume will be lit, but the sky behind it is still bright enough to wash it out. Twenty minutes later would be the shot.

Moon

Waxing crescent

19% lit

10:14 AM – 10:22 PM

ESE WSW
10:14 AM Moonrise
10:31 AM 4°
4:18 PM Highest, 63°
10:04 PM 4°
10:22 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 6:03 AM–6:26 AM
  • Morning best color 6:15 AM
  • Sunrise 6:26 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:26 AM–6:56 AM
  • Moonrise 10:14 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:46 PM–6:16 PM
  • Sunset 6:16 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:16 PM–6:38 PM
  • Evening best color 6:34 PM
  • Fully dark 7:30 PM–5:12 AM
  • Moonset 10:22 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:30 PM–5:12 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Kourou, French Guiana

Halloween Halloween night in Kourou - waning gibbous moon
Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 31 Oct 2026 7:42 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 31 Oct 2026 7:42 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Kourou - sunset at 6:12 PM
Sun 1 Nov 2026 6:12 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Kourou - sunset at 6:12 PM
Mon 2 Nov 2026 6:12 PM International Space Station Modest pass, SSW to S, 16 deg up
Mon 2 Nov 2026 7:46 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