Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Friday, September 4, 2026

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Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA Friday 4 September 2026 High 96°F, low 70°F.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Good viewing

Visible from 8:20 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
8:20 PM to 10:50 PM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 23° above it
Highest at
8:20 PM
Sky fully dark
8:20 PM to 4:35 AM
Sky darkness
Good
Cloud
Not forecast yet

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

Low

6:02 AM

Very LowExcellent

Rated Good by the people who watched it.

5:36 AM Blue hour
6:02 AM Sunrise
6:12 AM Best color
6:36 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 4 well-rated past sunrises here.

Sunset

Low

6:52 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:17 PM Golden hour
6:38 PM Best color
6:52 PM Sunset
7:18 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 30 camera photos of past sunsets here.

Moon

Last quarter

45% lit

10:40 PM – 2:16 PM

ENE WNW
10:40 PM Moonrise
11:03 PM 4°
6:26 AM Highest, 82°
1:52 PM 4°
2:16 PM Moonset

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

How this day turned out

Morning
83°F
Clear sky 0% clouds · no rain
Afternoon
96°F
Mainly clear 22% clouds · no rain
Evening
88°F
Clear sky 0% clouds · no rain

Moon, last quarter

10:40 PM Moonrise
11:03 PM 4°
6:26 AM Highest, 82°
1:52 PM 4°
2:16 PM Moonset

Sunrise

5:36 AM Blue hour
6:02 AM Sunrise
6:12 AM Best color
6:36 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:17 PM Golden hour
6:38 PM Best color
6:52 PM Sunset
7:18 PM Blue hour ends
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