Kourou, French Guiana

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Kourou, French Guiana

That morning

Sunrise

6:37 AM

6:37 AM

6:16 AM Blue hour
6:37 AM Sunrise
7:05 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:42 PM

6:42 PM

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

6:14 PM Golden hour
6:42 PM Sunset
7:03 PM Best color, then blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 42 past sunsets rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Lunar eclipse

Total lunar eclipse

Totality lasts 64 minutes

Best around 3:59 AM

Moon in shadow
118%
Totality
64 min
Moon's height
40°
12:59 AM Penumbral begins 84° up
2:11 AM Partial begins 67° up
3:27 AM Totality begins 48° up
3:59 AM Greatest eclipse 40° up
4:31 AM Totality ends 33° up
5:47 AM Partial ends 14° up
6:59 AM Penumbral ends Moon down

Safe to look at with anything, unlike a solar eclipse - the Moon is only reflecting less light.

Full moon

Full Worm Moon

Rises 6:23 PM in the E

6:23 PM – 6:45 AM

Named for the earthworms and beetle larvae that show again as the ground thaws.

E W
6:23 PM Moonrise
6:39 PM 4°
12:34 AM Highest, 88°
6:28 AM 4°
6:45 AM Moonset

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

Rises
6:23 PM in the E
Exactly full
3:56 AM
Distance
249,260 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.

Timetable

  • Moonset 6:07 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:16 AM–6:37 AM
  • Morning best color 6:26 AM
  • Sunrise 6:37 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:37 AM–7:05 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:14 PM–6:42 PM
  • Moonrise 6:23 PM
  • Sunset 6:42 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:42 PM–7:03 PM
  • Evening best color 7:00 PM
  • Fully dark 7:51 PM–5:28 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 Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Kourou - sunset at 6:12 PM Sun 1 Nov 2026 6:12 PM Milky Way Visible 7:23 PM to 8:43 PM with no moon, 25° above the southwestern horizon - 7 nights 1 Nov to 7 Nov
Sun 1 Nov 2026 7:23 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Kourou - sunset at 6:12 PM Mon 2 Nov 2026 6:12 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 7:41 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:30 PM to 5:00 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 4:01 AM 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