Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

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Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA Saturday 1 August 2026

Meteor shower

Perseids

Active, around 9 an hour

Best around 4:36 AM

Radiant climbs to
58°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
68% 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

5:35 AM

5:35 AM

5:07 AM Blue hour
5:35 AM Sunrise
6:12 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:33 PM

7:33 PM

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

6:57 PM Golden hour
7:33 PM Sunset
8:01 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

90% lit

9:15 PM – 9:34 AM

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9:15 PM Moonrise
9:35 PM 4°
3:23 AM Highest, 54°
9:14 AM 4°
9:34 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 5:07 AM–5:35 AM
  • Sunrise 5:35 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:35 AM–6:12 AM
  • Morning best color 5:45 AM
  • Moonset 8:33 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:57 PM–7:33 PM
  • Evening best color 7:16 PM
  • Sunset 7:33 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:33 PM–8:01 PM
  • Fully dark 9:12 PM–3:57 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:12 PM–9:22 PM
  • Moonrise 9:16 PM
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Upcoming celestial events for Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

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Thu 8 Oct 2026 5:59 AM Draconids A few an hour
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Sun 11 Oct 2026 2:48 PM

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