Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Thursday, July 16, 2026

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Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA Thursday 16 July 2026

That morning

Sunrise

5:24 AM

5:24 AM

4:54 AM Blue hour
5:24 AM Sunrise
6:01 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:45 PM

7:45 PM

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

7:07 PM Golden hour
7:45 PM Sunset
8:14 PM Blue hour ends

Milky Way

Milky Way

Excellent viewing

Visible from 9:40 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
9:40 PM to 2:10 AM
Where to look
Southern horizon, up to 25° above it
Highest at
10:30 PM
Sky fully dark
9:30 PM to 3:39 AM
Sky darkness
Good
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

Waxing crescent

8% lit

7:57 AM – 9:36 PM

ENE W
7:57 AM Moonrise
8:18 AM 4°
2:50 PM Highest, 66°
9:16 PM 4°
9:36 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 4:54 AM–5:24 AM
  • Sunrise 5:24 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:24 AM–6:01 AM
  • Morning best color 5:33 AM
  • Moonrise 7:58 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:07 PM–7:45 PM
  • Evening best color 7:28 PM
  • Sunset 7:45 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:45 PM–8:14 PM
  • Fully dark 9:30 PM–3:39 AM
  • Moonset 9:36 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:40 PM–3:39 AM
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Upcoming celestial events for Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Milky Way Visible 7:27 PM to 8:37 PM with no moon, 17° above the south-southwestern horizon - 5 nights 8 Oct to 12 Oct
Thu 8 Oct 2026 7:27 PM Draconids A few an hour
Thu 8 Oct 2026 7:32 PM Tiangong space station Bright pass, NNW to ENE, 31 deg up
Fri 9 Oct 2026 5:02 AM Tiangong space station Bright pass, WNW to E, 54 deg up
Sat 10 Oct 2026 5:38 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:30 PM to 5:00 AM Fri 9 Oct 2026 8:50 AM Tropical Storm Rachel Rain bands and gusts possible, passing to the southwest
Sun 11 Oct 2026 10:54 AM

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