Kourou, French Guiana

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Kourou, French Guiana

That morning

Sunrise

6:16 AM

6:16 AM

5:54 AM Blue hour
6:16 AM Sunrise
6:45 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:37 PM

6:37 PM

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

6:08 PM Golden hour
6:37 PM Sunset
6:59 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Flower Moon

Rises 6:40 PM in the ESE

6:40 PM – 6:44 AM

Named for the flowers that bloom everywhere in May.

ESE WSW
6:40 PM Moonrise
6:57 PM 4°
12:40 AM Highest, 61°
6:26 AM 4°
6:44 AM Moonset

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

Rises
6:40 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
2:02 PM
Distance
251,490 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

  • Morning blue hour 5:54 AM–6:16 AM
  • Moonset 5:58 AM
  • Morning best color 6:05 AM
  • Sunrise 6:16 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:16 AM–6:45 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:08 PM–6:37 PM
  • Sunset 6:37 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:37 PM–6:59 PM
  • Moonrise 6:40 PM
  • Evening best color 6:55 PM
  • Fully dark 7:50 PM–5:03 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Kourou, French Guiana

Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:47 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:47 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 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 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