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Kourou, French Guiana
Thursday, August 27, 2026
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Rocket launch
Ariane 62 | MTG-I2
Launched - good from here
Lifted off 5:11 PM
In daylight it reads as a thin contrail, and only briefly.
Lunar eclipse
Partial lunar eclipse
93% of the Moon in shadow
Best around 1:13 AM
Safe to look at with anything, unlike a solar eclipse - the Moon is only reflecting less light.
Full moon
Sturgeon Moon
Rises 6:23 PM in the E
6:23 PM – 6:37 AM
Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.
The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.
That morning
Sunrise
6:25 AM
6:25 AM
Sunset
6:39 PM
6:39 PM
Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.
Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 15 past sunsets rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.
This day at a glance
Sunrise
Sunset
Moon, full moon
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