Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Thursday, October 1, 2026

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Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA Thursday 1 October 2026 High 88°F, low 57°F.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, SSE to E

Rose 4:49 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSE
Rising, then up to SSE
When
4:49 AM
until 4:52 AM
Visible for
3m 10s
Highest
26° SSE
Ends
Sets E

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

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, WSW to SW

Rose 7:28 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WSW
Rising, then up to SW
When
7:28 PM
until 7:30 PM
Visible for
2m 0s
Highest
11° SW
Ends
Sets SW

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

Milky Way

Milky Way

Poor viewing

Visible from 7:37 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
7:37 PM to 9:07 PM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 18° above it
Highest at
7:37 PM
Sky fully dark
7:37 PM to 4:59 AM
Sky darkness
Good
Cloud
Not forecast yet

The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.

That morning

Sunrise

Good

6:23 AM

Very LowExcellent
5:58 AM Blue hour
6:23 AM Sunrise
6:33 AM Best color
6:57 AM Golden hour ends

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

Sunset

Fair

6:11 PM

Very LowExcellent
5:37 PM Golden hour
6:02 PM Best color
6:11 PM Sunset
6:37 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

70% 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
Clear sky 0% clouds · no rain
Afternoon
86°F
Clear sky 0% clouds · no rain
Evening
78°F
Clear sky 0% clouds · no rain

Moon, waning gibbous

8:37 PM Moonrise
9:00 PM 4°
4:20 AM Highest, 81°
11:44 AM 4°
12:08 PM Moonset

Sunrise

5:58 AM Blue hour
6:23 AM Sunrise
6:33 AM Best color
6:57 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:37 PM Golden hour
6:02 PM Best color
6:11 PM Sunset
6:37 PM Blue hour ends
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