Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

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Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA Wednesday 29 July 2026

Meteor shower

Perseids

Active, around 12 an hour

Best around 4:39 AM

Radiant climbs to
57°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
38% lost
Speed
59 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.

The most dependable shower of the year, on warm summer nights in the north.

That morning

Sunrise

5:33 AM

5:33 AM

5:05 AM Blue hour
5:33 AM Sunrise
6:09 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:36 PM

7:36 PM

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

7:00 PM Golden hour
7:36 PM Sunset
8:04 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Full moon

100% lit

7:57 PM – 6:29 AM

ESE WSW
7:57 PM Moonrise
8:18 PM 4°
1:13 AM Highest, 37°
6:07 AM 4°
6:29 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 5:05 AM–5:33 AM
  • Moonset 5:27 AM
  • Sunrise 5:33 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:33 AM–6:09 AM
  • Morning best color 5:43 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:00 PM–7:36 PM
  • Evening best color 7:19 PM
  • Sunset 7:36 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:36 PM–8:04 PM
  • Moonrise 7:57 PM
  • Fully dark 9:16 PM–3:54 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
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Upcoming celestial events for Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Milky Way Visible 7:28 PM to 8:38 PM with no moon, 17° above the south-southwestern horizon - 6 nights 7 Oct to 12 Oct
Wed 7 Oct 2026 7:28 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
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Sun 11 Oct 2026 2:59 PM

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