Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

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Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:39 AM

7:39 AM

Clears the mountains at 8:25 AM, 46 min after sunrise

7:11 AM Blue hour
7:39 AM Sunrise
8:19 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:25 PM

5:25 PM

Behind the mountains at 4:40 PM, 45 min before sunset

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

4:46 PM Golden hour
5:25 PM Sunset
5:54 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Best around 5:10 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:55 PM Dark enough
8:31 PM Moonset
5:10 AM Best
6:09 AM Too light
Estimate
~27/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
48°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
41 km/s

Where they come from: Asteroid 2003 EH1

Dust from 2003 EH1, a small asteroid that is probably a burnt-out comet. Earth crosses its thin, young stream at a steep angle, which is why the peak lasts only hours.

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.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

Moon

Waxing crescent

9% lit

9:59 AM – 8:31 PM

ESE WSW
9:59 AM Moonrise
10:21 AM 4°
3:15 PM Highest, 36°
8:09 PM 4°
8:31 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 7:11 AM–7:39 AM
  • Sunrise 7:39 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:39 AM–8:19 AM
  • Morning best color 7:49 AM
  • Moonrise 10:00 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:46 PM–5:25 PM
  • Evening best color 5:18 PM
  • Sunset 5:25 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:25 PM–5:54 PM
  • Fully dark 6:57 PM–6:08 AM
  • Moonset 8:31 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:37 PM–6:08 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

International Space Station Modest pass, W to S, 18 deg up
Tue 3 Nov 2026 6:18 AM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Tue 3 Nov 2026 7:00 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Tue 3 Nov 2026 7:00 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:59 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-432 Long shot, look W
Fri 6 Nov 2026 5:46 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-xxx Long shot, look W
Sun 8 Nov 2026 8:17 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