Kourou, French Guiana

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

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Kourou, French Guiana Wednesday 16 September 2026 High 89°F, low 79°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:21 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:00 AM Blue hour
6:04 AM Best color
6:21 AM Sunrise
6:48 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 16 past sunrises rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Sunset

Fair

6:29 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:02 PM Golden hour
6:29 PM Sunset
6:50 PM Best color, then blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 15 past sunsets rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Moon

Waxing crescent

29% lit

10:38 AM – 10:41 PM

ESE WSW
10:38 AM Moonrise
10:56 AM 4°
4:38 PM Highest, 59°
10:23 PM 4°
10:41 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
87°F
Clear sky 7% clouds · no rain
Afternoon
87°F
Light drizzle 100% clouds · 0.1 mm rain
Evening
82°F
Mainly clear 33% clouds · no rain

Sunrise

6:00 AM Blue hour
6:04 AM Best color
6:21 AM Sunrise
6:48 AM Golden hour ends

Moon, waxing crescent

10:38 AM Moonrise
10:56 AM 4°
4:38 PM Highest, 59°
10:23 PM 4°
10:41 PM Moonset

Sunset

6:02 PM Golden hour
6:29 PM Sunset
6:50 PM Best color, then blue hour ends
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Upcoming celestial events for Kourou, French Guiana

Milky Way Visible 7:30 PM to 10:40 PM with no moon, 45° above the southwestern horizon - 11 nights 3 Oct to 13 Oct
Sat 3 Oct 2026 7:30 PM International Space Station Modest pass, WNW to S, 21 deg up
Sun 4 Oct 2026 7:44 PM International Space Station Bright pass, NW to SSE, 48 deg up
Mon 5 Oct 2026 6:57 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:30 PM to 5:00 AM Sat 10 Oct 2026 12:50 PM Orionids Around 19 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 4:44 AM Hunter's Moon Rises 5:47 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:47 PM Partial solar eclipse 7.9% of the Sun covered
Sat 6 Feb 2027 2:19 PM

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