Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

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Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA Wednesday 30 September 2026 High 79°F, low 59°F.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Bright pass, SW to ENE

Rose 5:45 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SW
Rising, then up to SSE
When
5:45 AM
until 5:51 AM
Visible for
6m 0s
Highest
48° SSE
Ends
Sets ENE

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

Satellite

International Space Station

Brilliant pass, WNW to SE

Rose 6:38 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Rising, then up to SSW
When
6:38 PM
until 6:43 PM
Visible for
4m 40s
Highest
73° SSW
Ends
Sets SE

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

That morning

Sunrise

Good

6:22 AM

Very LowExcellent
5:57 AM Blue hour
6:22 AM Sunrise
6:32 AM Best color
6:56 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 4 well-rated past sunrises here.

Sunset

Good

6:13 PM

Very LowExcellent
5:39 PM Golden hour
6:04 PM Best color
6:13 PM Sunset
6:38 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 28 camera photos of past sunsets here.

Moon

Waning gibbous

80% lit

8:37 PM – 12:08 PM

ENE WNW
8:37 PM Moonrise
9:00 PM 4°
4:20 AM Highest, 81°
11:44 AM 4°
12:08 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
65°F
Partly cloudy 63% clouds · no rain
Afternoon
79°F
Clear sky 5% clouds · no rain
Evening
73°F
Clear sky 0% clouds · no rain

Sunrise

5:57 AM Blue hour
6:22 AM Sunrise
6:32 AM Best color
6:56 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:39 PM Golden hour
6:04 PM Best color
6:13 PM Sunset
6:38 PM Blue hour ends

Moon, waning gibbous

8:37 PM Moonrise
9:00 PM 4°
4:20 AM Highest, 81°
11:44 AM 4°
12:08 PM Moonset
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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, NW to ENE, 53 deg up
Sun 4 Oct 2026 5:06 AM Tiangong space station Bright pass, WNW to ENE, 31 deg up
Mon 5 Oct 2026 5:42 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:30 PM to 5:00 AM Fri 9 Oct 2026 8:50 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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