Kourou, French Guiana

Sunday, September 27, 2026

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Kourou, French Guiana Sunday 27 September 2026 High 90°F, low 79°F.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, NNE to NE

Rose 4:49 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NNE
Rising, then up to NNE
When
4:49 AM
until 4:51 AM
Visible for
1m 20s
Highest
23° NNE
Ends
Sets NE

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

That morning

Sunrise

Excellent

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

Good

6:24 PM

Very LowExcellent
5:56 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.

Moon

Full moon

99% lit

7:09 PM – 7:42 AM

ENE WNW
7:09 PM Moonrise
7:25 PM 4°
1:24 AM Highest, 82°
7:26 AM 4°
7:42 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
Light drizzle 23% clouds · 0.1 mm rain
Afternoon
90°F
Mainly clear 20% clouds · no rain
Evening
82°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

5:56 PM Golden hour
6:24 PM Sunset
6:45 PM Best color, then blue hour ends

Moon, full moon

7:09 PM Moonrise
7:25 PM 4°
1:24 AM Highest, 82°
7:26 AM 4°
7:42 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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