Kourou, French Guiana

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Kourou, French Guiana

That morning

Sunrise

6:39 AM

6:39 AM

6:17 AM Blue hour
6:39 AM Sunrise
7:09 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:29 PM

6:29 PM

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

5:59 PM Golden hour
6:29 PM Sunset
6:52 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Best around 4:14 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:59 PM Dark enough
9:11 PM Moonset
4:14 AM Best
5:10 AM Too light
Estimate
~29/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
16°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
41 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.

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

Moon

Waxing crescent

8% lit

9:00 AM – 9:11 PM

ESE WSW
9:00 AM Moonrise
9:18 AM 4°
3:07 PM Highest, 66°
8:54 PM 4°
9:11 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 6:17 AM–6:39 AM
  • Morning best color 6:28 AM
  • Sunrise 6:39 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:39 AM–7:09 AM
  • Moonrise 9:01 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:59 PM–6:29 PM
  • Sunset 6:29 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:29 PM–6:52 PM
  • Evening best color 6:47 PM
  • Fully dark 7:44 PM–5:25 AM
  • Moonset 9:11 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:14 PM–5:25 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Kourou, French Guiana

Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 30 Oct 2026 7:42 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 30 Oct 2026 7:42 PM Halloween Halloween night in Kourou - waning gibbous moon
Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 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, 17 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