Kourou, French Guiana

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Kourou, French Guiana

Meteor shower

Ursids

A few an hour

Best around 4:53 AM

Radiant climbs to
12°
Under a perfect sky
10/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
33 km/s

The rate at the top is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

From most of the Northern Hemisphere it never sets, so you can watch it all night.

Equinox or solstice

Winter solstice

The moment itself, 12:03 PM

Sunrise
6:34 AM, ESE (114°)
Sunset
6:23 PM, WSW (247°)
Daylight
11h 49m

That morning

Sunrise

6:34 AM

6:34 AM

6:11 AM Blue hour
6:34 AM Sunrise
7:04 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:23 PM

6:23 PM

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

5:53 PM Golden hour
6:23 PM Sunset
6:46 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing crescent

2% lit

7:48 AM – 7:51 PM

ESE WSW
7:48 AM Moonrise
8:06 AM 4°
1:50 PM Highest, 59°
7:34 PM 4°
7:51 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:11 AM–6:34 AM
  • Morning best color 6:19 AM
  • Sunrise 6:34 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:34 AM–7:04 AM
  • Moonrise 7:48 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:53 PM–6:23 PM
  • Sunset 6:23 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:23 PM–6:46 PM
  • Evening best color 6:39 PM
  • Fully dark 7:38 PM–5:19 AM
  • Moonset 7:51 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:58 PM–5:19 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Kourou, French Guiana

Tiangong space station Bright pass, SW to SW, 33 deg up
Thu 15 Oct 2026 7:43 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, SSW to E, 27 deg up
Fri 16 Oct 2026 6:44 PM Orionids Around 19 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 4:44 AM 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 12:56 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it