Kourou, French Guiana

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Kourou, French Guiana

That morning

Sunrise

6:30 AM

6:30 AM

6:08 AM Blue hour
6:30 AM Sunrise
7:00 AM Golden hour ends

Full moon

Full Cold Moon

Rises 5:43 PM in the ENE

5:43 PM – 6:36 AM

Named for the long, cold nights at the start of winter.

ENE WNW
5:43 PM Moonrise
6:02 PM 4°
12:10 AM Highest, 67°
6:18 AM 4°
6:36 AM Moonset

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

Rises
5:43 PM in the ENE
Exactly full
5:59 AM
Distance
230,196 mi

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.

Sunset

6:20 PM

6:20 PM

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

5:50 PM Golden hour
6:20 PM Sunset
6:42 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Geminids

Best around 2:20 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:50 PM Dark enough
2:20 AM Best
5:01 AM Too light
Estimate
~19/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
63°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
80% lost
Speed
35 km/s

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.

The strongest shower of the year, and you can watch it most of the night.

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:33 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:08 AM–6:30 AM
  • Morning best color 6:19 AM
  • Sunrise 6:30 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:30 AM–7:00 AM
  • Moonrise 5:44 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:50 PM–6:20 PM
  • Sunset 6:20 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:20 PM–6:42 PM
  • Evening best color 6:38 PM
  • Fully dark 7:35 PM–5:16 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

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