Kourou, French Guiana

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

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Kourou, French Guiana

That morning

Sunrise

6:45 AM

6:45 AM

6:23 AM Blue hour
6:45 AM Sunrise
7:14 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

Moon

Waxing crescent

3% lit

8:07 AM – 8:18 PM

ESE WSW
8:07 AM Moonrise
8:24 AM 4°
2:13 PM Highest, 70°
8:01 PM 4°
8:18 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 6:23 AM–6:45 AM
  • Morning best color 6:30 AM
  • Sunrise 6:45 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:45 AM–7:14 AM
  • Moonrise 8:08 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:08 PM–6:37 PM
  • Sunset 6:37 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:37 PM–6:59 PM
  • Evening best color 6:53 PM
  • Fully dark 7:50 PM–5:32 AM
  • Moonset 8:18 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:20 PM–5:32 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