Kourou, French Guiana

Saturday, September 26, 2026

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Kourou, French Guiana Saturday 26 September 2026 High 91°F, low 77°F.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, W to N

Rose 5:44 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Rising, then up to NW
When
5:44 AM
until 5:49 AM
Visible for
4m 20s
Highest
22° NW
Ends
Sets N

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

Full moon

Harvest Moon

Rises 6:24 PM in the E

6:24 PM – 6:51 AM

E W
6:24 PM Moonrise
6:40 PM 4°
12:37 AM Highest, 88°
6:35 AM 4°
6:51 AM Moonset

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

Rises
6:24 PM in the E
Exactly full
1:52 PM
Distance
235,773 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

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

6:24 PM

Very LowExcellent
5:57 PM Golden hour
6:24 PM Sunset
6:45 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.

How this day turned out

Morning
87°F
Clear sky 6% clouds · no rain
Afternoon
90°F
Clear sky 7% clouds · no rain
Evening
83°F
Clear sky 1% clouds · no rain

Sunrise

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

Sunset

5:57 PM Golden hour
6:24 PM Sunset
6:45 PM Best color, then blue hour ends

Moon, full moon

6:24 PM Moonrise
6:40 PM 4°
12:37 AM Highest, 88°
6:35 AM 4°
6:51 AM Moonset
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Upcoming celestial events for Kourou, French Guiana

International Space Station Modest pass, N to ESE, 26 deg up
Sat 3 Oct 2026 6:55 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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