Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Sunday, September 6, 2026

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Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA Sunday 6 September 2026 High 86°F, low 72°F.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Good viewing

Visible from 8:17 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
8:17 PM to 10:47 PM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 23° above it
Highest at
8:17 PM
Sky fully dark
8:17 PM to 4:37 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

Good

6:04 AM

Very LowExcellent
5:38 AM Blue hour
6:04 AM Sunrise
6:13 AM Best color
6:38 AM Golden hour ends

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

Sunset

Fair

6:49 PM

Very LowExcellent

Rated Very Low by the people who watched it.

6:15 PM Golden hour
6:35 PM Best color
6:49 PM Sunset
7:15 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

Waning crescent

23% lit

12:45 AM – 4:10 PM

ENE WNW
12:45 AM Moonrise
1:09 AM 4°
8:31 AM Highest, 80°
3:47 PM 4°
4:10 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
78°F
Overcast 99% clouds · no rain
Afternoon
85°F
Overcast 93% clouds · no rain
Evening
76°F
Overcast 99% clouds · no rain

Moon, waning crescent

12:45 AM Moonrise
1:09 AM 4°
8:31 AM Highest, 80°
3:47 PM 4°
4:10 PM Moonset

Sunrise

5:38 AM Blue hour
6:04 AM Sunrise
6:13 AM Best color
6:38 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:15 PM Golden hour
6:35 PM Best color
6:49 PM Sunset
7:15 PM Blue hour ends
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