Kourou, French Guiana

Friday, April 10, 2026

TODAY
Kourou, French Guiana

That morning

Sunrise

6:25 AM

6:25 AM

6:04 AM Blue hour
6:25 AM Sunrise
6:53 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:38 PM

6:38 PM

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

6:10 PM Golden hour
6:38 PM Sunset
6:59 PM Blue hour ends

Milky Way

Milky Way

Poor viewing

Visible from 11:48 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
11:48 PM to 1:38 AM
Where to look
Southeastern horizon, up to 31° above it
Highest at
1:38 AM
Sky fully dark
7:48 PM to 5:15 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

Last quarter

46% lit

12:56 AM – 12:59 PM

ESE WSW
12:56 AM Moonrise
1:14 AM 4°
6:58 AM Highest, 60°
12:42 PM 4°
12:59 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 12:56 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:04 AM–6:25 AM
  • Morning best color 6:10 AM
  • Sunrise 6:25 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:25 AM–6:53 AM
  • Moonset 1:00 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:10 PM–6:38 PM
  • Sunset 6:38 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:38 PM–6:59 PM
  • Evening best color 6:52 PM
  • Fully dark 7:48 PM–5:15 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:48 PM–1:48 AM
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Upcoming celestial events for Kourou, French Guiana

International Space Station Modest pass, W to WNW, 16 deg up
Sun 11 Oct 2026 5:54 AM Milky Way Visible 7:27 PM to 10:07 PM with no moon, 40° above the southwestern horizon - 3 nights 11 Oct to 13 Oct
Sun 11 Oct 2026 7:27 PM Orionids Around 19 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 4:44 AM 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

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