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Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA
Saturday, September 5, 2026
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Milky Way
Milky Way
Good viewing
Visible from 8:18 PM
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
6:03 AM
Rated Good by the people who watched it.
Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 4 well-rated past sunrises here.
Sunset
Fair
6:50 PM
Rated Good by the people who watched it.
Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 30 camera photos of past sunsets here.
Moon
Waning crescent
33% lit
11:38 PM – 3:18 PM
Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.
How this day turned out
Moon, waning crescent
Sunrise
Sunset
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