Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Friday, September 11, 2026

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Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA Friday 11 September 2026 High 97°F, low 71°F.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Fair viewing

Visible from 8:09 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
8:09 PM to 10:19 PM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 22° above it
Highest at
8:09 PM
Sky fully dark
8:09 PM to 4:41 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

6:07 AM

Very LowExcellent
5:42 AM Blue hour
6:07 AM Sunrise
6:17 AM Best color
6:41 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

6:41 PM

Very LowExcellent

Rated Low by the people who watched it.

6:07 PM Golden hour
6:29 PM Best color
6:41 PM Sunset
7:07 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 29 camera photos of past sunsets here.

Moon

New moon

1% lit

6:41 AM – 6:54 PM

E W
6:41 AM Moonrise
7:01 AM 4°
12:49 PM Highest, 53°
6:35 PM 4°
6:54 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
85°F
Partly cloudy 58% clouds · no rain
Afternoon
93°F
Mainly clear 31% clouds · no rain
Evening
92°F
Overcast 100% clouds · no rain

Sunrise

5:42 AM Blue hour
6:07 AM Sunrise
6:17 AM Best color
6:41 AM Golden hour ends

Moon, new moon

6:41 AM Moonrise
7:01 AM 4°
12:49 PM Highest, 53°
6:35 PM 4°
6:54 PM Moonset

Sunset

6:07 PM Golden hour
6:29 PM Best color
6:41 PM Sunset
7:07 PM Blue hour ends
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Upcoming celestial events for Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Milky Way Visible 7:34 PM to 8:54 PM with no moon, 18° above the south-southwestern horizon - 10 nights 3 Oct to 12 Oct
Sat 3 Oct 2026 7:34 PM Tiangong space station Bright pass, WNW to ENE, 31 deg up
Mon 5 Oct 2026 5:42 AM Tiangong space station Bright pass, NNE to ENE, 33 deg up
Tue 6 Oct 2026 4:46 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:30 PM to 5:00 AM Fri 9 Oct 2026 8:49 AM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 4:46 AM Hunter's Moon Rises 5:10 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:10 PM

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