Kourou, French Guiana

Monday, July 13, 2026

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Kourou, French Guiana Monday 13 July 2026

That morning

Sunrise

6:24 AM

6:24 AM

6:02 AM Blue hour
6:24 AM Sunrise
6:54 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:48 PM

6:48 PM

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

6:18 PM Golden hour
6:48 PM Sunset
7:10 PM Blue hour ends

New moon

New moon (supermoon)

Moonless and fully dark 8:10 PM to 5:00 AM

New at 6:45 AM Tue 14 Jul

Very LowExcellent
Moonless and fully dark
8:10 PM to 5:00 AM
Sky fully dark
8h 50m
Distance
223,265 mi - supermoon

The darkest nights of the month for faint things - the Milky Way, meteors, the zodiacal light. The Moon itself cannot be seen: it sits between us and the Sun, lit on its far side.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Fair viewing

Visible from 8:03 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
8:03 PM to 4:03 AM
Where to look
Southern horizon, up to 56° above it
Highest at
10:53 PM
Sky fully dark
8:03 PM to 5:09 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

New moon

1% lit

5:22 AM – 6:16 PM

ENE WNW
5:22 AM Moonrise
5:41 AM 4°
11:50 AM Highest, 68°
5:58 PM 4°
6:16 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 5:23 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:02 AM–6:24 AM
  • Morning best color 6:07 AM
  • Sunrise 6:24 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:24 AM–6:54 AM
  • Moonset 6:16 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:18 PM–6:48 PM
  • Sunset 6:48 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:48 PM–7:10 PM
  • Evening best color 7:04 PM
  • Fully dark 8:03 PM–5:09 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:03 PM–5:09 AM
← Previous day Sunday Sun, Jul 12
Next day → Tuesday Tue, Jul 14

Upcoming celestial events for Kourou, French Guiana

Milky Way Visible 7:29 PM to 10:29 PM with no moon, 43° above the southwestern horizon - 8 nights 6 Oct to 13 Oct
Tue 6 Oct 2026 7:29 PM International Space Station Modest pass, SSE to E, 15 deg up
Wed 7 Oct 2026 5:49 AM 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 New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:30 PM to 5:00 AM Sat 10 Oct 2026 12:50 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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