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Kourou, French Guiana
Monday, July 20, 2026
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Meteor shower
Southern Delta Aquariids
Active, around 6 an hour
Best around 3:21 AM
Rates are what one person might count under a dark sky, already brought down for how high the radiant gets here and for the Moon - not the headline figure, which assumes the radiant overhead and no light at all. Cloud is the other half, and it is on the sunset tile.
A long, flat maximum rather than a single night.
Milky Way
Milky Way
Fair viewing
Visible from 12:02 AM
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.
That morning
Sunrise
6:25 AM
6:25 AM
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.
Moon
First quarter
42% lit
11:42 AM – 11:53 PM
Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.
This day at a glance
Sunrise
Moon, first quarter
Sunset
Upcoming celestial events for Kourou, French Guiana
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