Kourou, French Guiana

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Kourou, French Guiana

Rocket launch

Ariane 62 | Sentinel-1D

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 6:02 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NW
Crossing your sky
When
6:02 PM
Highest around 6:11 PM
Distance
12 mi
Climbs to
85°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Ariane Launch Area 4
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

In daylight it reads as a thin contrail, and only briefly.

That morning

Sunrise

6:16 AM

6:16 AM

5:54 AM Blue hour
6:16 AM Sunrise
6:44 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:11 PM

6:11 PM

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

5:43 PM Golden hour
6:11 PM Sunset
6:33 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Full moon

99% lit

5:24 PM – 6:05 AM

ENE WNW
5:24 PM Moonrise
5:41 PM 4°
11:42 PM Highest, 78°
5:48 AM 4°
6:05 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:06 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:54 AM–6:16 AM
  • Morning best color 6:01 AM
  • Sunrise 6:16 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:16 AM–6:44 AM
  • Moonrise 5:25 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:43 PM–6:11 PM
  • Sunset 6:11 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:11 PM–6:33 PM
  • Evening best color 6:27 PM
  • Fully dark 7:23 PM–5:05 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Kourou, French Guiana

Tiangong space station Bright pass, WSW to N, 31 deg up
Sat 17 Oct 2026 7:22 PM Orionids Active, around 8 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 7:45 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, N to E, 25 deg up
Sun 18 Oct 2026 5:14 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 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it