Kourou, French Guiana

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Kourou, French Guiana

That morning

Sunrise

6:23 AM

6:23 AM

6:00 AM Blue hour
6:23 AM Sunrise
6:52 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:47 PM

6:47 PM

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

6:17 PM Golden hour
6:47 PM Sunset
7:10 PM Blue hour ends

Milky Way

Milky Way

Poor viewing

Visible from 2:43 AM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
2:43 AM to 4:33 AM
Where to look
Southwestern horizon, up to 30° above it
Highest at
2:43 AM
Sky fully dark
8:03 PM to 5:07 AM
Sky darkness
Limited
Cloud
Not forecast yet

The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

75% lit

2:31 PM – 2:35 AM

ESE WSW
2:31 PM Moonrise
2:48 PM 4°
8:32 PM Highest, 63°
2:18 AM 4°
2:35 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 1:53 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:00 AM–6:23 AM
  • Morning best color 6:08 AM
  • Sunrise 6:23 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:23 AM–6:52 AM
  • Moonrise 2:31 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:17 PM–6:47 PM
  • Sunset 6:47 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:47 PM–7:10 PM
  • Evening best color 7:03 PM
  • Fully dark 8:03 PM–5:07 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 2:43 AM–5:07 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Kourou, French Guiana

Orionids Around 15 an hour
Wed 21 Oct 2026 7:44 PM 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 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 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