Kourou, French Guiana

Thursday, April 30, 2026

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Kourou, French Guiana Thursday 30 April 2026

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Active, around 7 an hour

Best around 4:36 AM

Radiant climbs to
33°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
39% 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.

Rocket launch

Ariane 64 | Amazon Leo (LE-02)

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 5:57 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NW
Crossing your sky
When
5:57 AM
Highest around 6:06 AM
Distance
12 mi
Climbs to
85°
Lighting
Sky still bright
Launch site
Ariane Launch Area 4
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

The plume will be lit, but the sky behind it is still bright enough to wash it out. Twenty minutes later would be the shot.

That morning

Sunrise

6:18 AM

6:18 AM

5:57 AM Blue hour
6:18 AM Sunrise
6:47 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:36 PM

6:36 PM

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

6:08 PM Golden hour
6:36 PM Sunset
6:58 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Full moon

99% lit

5:50 PM – 5:59 AM

ESE WSW
5:50 PM Moonrise
6:07 PM 4°
11:53 PM Highest, 68°
5:42 AM 4°
5:59 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:17 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:57 AM–6:18 AM
  • Morning best color 6:03 AM
  • Sunrise 6:18 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:18 AM–6:47 AM
  • Moonrise 5:51 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:08 PM–6:36 PM
  • Sunset 6:36 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:36 PM–6:58 PM
  • Evening best color 6:52 PM
  • Fully dark 7:48 PM–5:06 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
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Upcoming celestial events for Kourou, French Guiana

International Space Station Bright pass, SSW to ENE, 34 deg up
Sat 10 Oct 2026 5:03 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:30 PM to 5:00 AM Sat 10 Oct 2026 12:50 PM Milky Way Visible 7:27 PM to 10:07 PM with no moon, 40° above the southwestern horizon - 4 nights 10 Oct to 13 Oct
Sat 10 Oct 2026 7:27 PM International Space Station Modest pass, ESE to E, 15 deg up
Sun 11 Oct 2026 4:20 AM 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 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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