Kourou, French Guiana

Friday, September 25, 2026

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Kourou, French Guiana Friday 25 September 2026 High 90°F, low 80°F.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Bright pass, S to ENE

Rose 5:07 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
S
Rising, then up to SE
When
5:07 AM
until 5:11 AM
Visible for
4m 10s
Highest
38° SE
Ends
Sets ENE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

That morning

Sunrise

Good

6:19 AM

Very LowExcellent
5:58 AM Blue hour
6:02 AM Best color
6:19 AM Sunrise
6:46 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

6:25 PM

Very LowExcellent
5:57 PM Golden hour
6:25 PM Sunset
6:46 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

Full moon

99% lit

5:41 PM – 6:03 AM

E W
5:41 PM Moonrise
5:57 PM 4°
11:51 PM Highest, 85°
5:47 AM 4°
6:03 AM 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 12% clouds · no rain
Afternoon
90°F
Clear sky 2% clouds · no rain
Evening
82°F
Overcast 84% clouds · no rain

Sunrise

5:58 AM Blue hour
6:02 AM Best color
6:19 AM Sunrise
6:46 AM Golden hour ends

Moon, full moon

5:41 PM Moonrise
5:57 PM 4°
11:51 PM Highest, 85°
5:47 AM 4°
6:03 AM Moonset

Sunset

5:57 PM Golden hour
6:25 PM Sunset
6:46 PM Best color, then blue hour ends
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Upcoming celestial events for Kourou, French Guiana

International Space Station Modest pass, E to ESE, 22 deg up
Sat 3 Oct 2026 6:59 PM International Space Station Modest pass, WNW to S, 21 deg up
Sun 4 Oct 2026 7:44 PM Milky Way Visible 7:28 PM to 10:18 PM with no moon, 42° above the southwestern horizon - 11 nights 3 Oct to 13 Oct
Wed 7 Oct 2026 7:28 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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