Kourou, French Guiana

Friday, July 3, 2026

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Kourou, French Guiana Friday 3 July 2026

That morning

Sunrise

6:22 AM

6:22 AM

5:59 AM Blue hour
6:22 AM Sunrise
6:52 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:47 PM

6:47 PM

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

6:17 PM Golden hour
6:47 PM Sunset
7:09 PM Blue hour ends

Milky Way

Milky Way

Poor viewing

Visible from 8:02 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
8:02 PM to 9:42 PM
Where to look
Southeastern horizon, up to 48° above it
Highest at
9:42 PM
Sky fully dark
8:02 PM to 5:07 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

Waning gibbous

88% lit

9:45 PM – 9:56 AM

ESE W
9:45 PM Moonrise
10:01 PM 4°
3:51 AM Highest, 73°
9:40 AM 4°
9:56 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:59 AM–6:22 AM
  • Morning best color 6:05 AM
  • Sunrise 6:22 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:22 AM–6:52 AM
  • Moonset 9:11 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:17 PM–6:47 PM
  • Sunset 6:47 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:47 PM–7:09 PM
  • Evening best color 7:03 PM
  • Fully dark 8:02 PM–5:07 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:02 PM–9:52 PM
  • Moonrise 9:45 PM
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Upcoming celestial events for Kourou, French Guiana

Draconids A few an hour
Thu 8 Oct 2026 7:49 PM International Space Station Brilliant pass, SW to NE, 87 deg up
Fri 9 Oct 2026 5:50 AM 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 - 7 nights 7 Oct to 13 Oct
Sun 11 Oct 2026 7:27 PM Orionids Around 19 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 4:44 AM Partial solar eclipse 7.9% of the Sun covered
Sat 6 Feb 2027 2:19 PM

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