Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Thursday, April 30, 2026

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Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA Thursday 30 April 2026

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Active, around 5 an hour

Best around 3:59 AM

Radiant climbs to
19°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
26% lost
Speed
66 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.

Comes from Halley's Comet. Best from the Southern Hemisphere, in the hours before dawn.

That morning

Sunrise

5:36 AM

5:36 AM

5:08 AM Blue hour
5:36 AM Sunrise
6:11 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:14 PM

7:14 PM

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

6:39 PM Golden hour
7:14 PM Sunset
7:42 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Full moon

99% lit

6:41 PM – 5:12 AM

ESE WSW
6:41 PM Moonrise
7:03 PM 4°
11:57 PM Highest, 36°
4:50 AM 4°
5:12 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 4:45 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:08 AM–5:36 AM
  • Sunrise 5:36 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:36 AM–6:11 AM
  • Morning best color 5:45 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:39 PM–7:14 PM
  • Moonrise 6:42 PM
  • Evening best color 6:55 PM
  • Sunset 7:14 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:14 PM–7:42 PM
  • Fully dark 8:50 PM–3:59 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
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Upcoming celestial events for Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

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Sun 11 Oct 2026 11:00 AM Tiangong space station Brilliant pass, WNW to ESE, 85 deg up
Mon 12 Oct 2026 5:18 AM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 4:46 AM Hunter's Moon Rises 5:10 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:10 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 12:59 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 9:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 3.9% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 7:32 AM Partial solar eclipse 57.8% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 9:33 AM Total lunar eclipse 68% of it above your horizon
Mon 25 Jun 2029 8:22 PM Partial solar eclipse 1.4% of the Sun covered
Fri 14 Nov 2031 2:50 PM Partial solar eclipse 23.6% of the Sun covered
Wed 30 Mar 2033 10:33 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 78 minutes
Fri 7 Oct 2033 3:55 AM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
Wed 27 Sep 2034 7:46 PM Total lunar eclipse 62% of it above your horizon
Wed 6 Aug 2036 7:51 PM

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