Kourou, French Guiana

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Kourou, French Guiana

That morning

Sunrise

6:17 AM

6:17 AM

5:56 AM Blue hour
6:17 AM Sunrise
6:44 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:20 PM

6:20 PM

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

5:52 PM Golden hour
6:20 PM Sunset
6:40 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Harvest Moon

Rises 5:59 PM in the E

5:59 PM – 6:29 AM

The full moon nearest the September equinox. It rises soon after sunset several evenings running, giving farmers extra light to bring the harvest in.

E W
5:59 PM Moonrise
6:15 PM 4°
12:13 AM Highest, 88°
6:13 AM 4°
6:29 AM Moonset

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

Rises
5:59 PM in the E
Exactly full
12:52 AM
Distance
224,413 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 5:36 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:56 AM–6:17 AM
  • Morning best color 6:02 AM
  • Sunrise 6:17 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:17 AM–6:44 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:52 PM–6:20 PM
  • Moonrise 5:59 PM
  • Sunset 6:20 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:20 PM–6:40 PM
  • Evening best color 6:35 PM
  • Fully dark 7:29 PM–5:07 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Kourou, French Guiana

Orionids Active, around 11 an hour
Sun 18 Oct 2026 7:45 PM Tiangong space station Bright pass, WNW to S, 35 deg up
Mon 19 Oct 2026 5:50 AM Orionids Around 19 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 7:44 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:47 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:47 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 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