Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

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Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA Thursday 30 July 2026

Meteor shower

Perseids

Active, around 9 an hour

Best around 4:38 AM

Radiant climbs to
58°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
57% 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

5:34 AM

5:34 AM

5:05 AM Blue hour
5:34 AM Sunrise
6:10 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:35 PM

7:35 PM

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

6:59 PM Golden hour
7:35 PM Sunset
8:03 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Full moon

99% lit

8:25 PM – 7:31 AM

ESE WSW
8:25 PM Moonrise
8:45 PM 4°
1:58 AM Highest, 42°
7:10 AM 4°
7:31 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–5:34 AM
  • Sunrise 5:34 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:34 AM–6:10 AM
  • Morning best color 5:43 AM
  • Moonset 6:30 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:59 PM–7:35 PM
  • Evening best color 7:18 PM
  • Sunset 7:35 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:35 PM–8:03 PM
  • Moonrise 8:25 PM
  • Fully dark 9:15 PM–3:55 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
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Sun 11 Oct 2026 2:51 PM

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