Kourou, French Guiana

Sunday, October 4, 2026

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Kourou, French Guiana Sunday 4 October 2026 High 90°F, low 77°F.

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, WNW to S

Rises 7:44 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Rising, then up to WSW
When
7:44 PM
until 7:49 PM
Visible for
4m 40s
Highest
21° WSW
Ends
Sets S

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

Milky Way

Milky Way

Poor viewing

Visible from 7:30 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
7:30 PM to 10:30 PM
Where to look
Southwestern horizon, up to 44° above it
Highest at
7:30 PM
Sky fully dark
7:30 PM to 5:08 AM
Sky darkness
Limited
Cloud
30%

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

Fair

6:17 AM

Very LowExcellent
5:56 AM Blue hour
6:17 AM Sunrise
6:17 AM Best color
6:44 AM Golden hour ends

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds as the sun comes up - learned from 68 rated clear past sunrises across every place Sky Time tracks.

Sunset

Excellent

6:20 PM

Very LowExcellent
5:53 PM Golden hour
6:20 PM Sunset
6:41 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

Last quarter

38% lit

12:53 AM – 1:41 PM

ENE WNW
12:53 AM Moonrise
1:11 AM 4°
7:19 AM Highest, 71°
1:23 PM 4°
1:41 PM Moonset

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

This day at a glance

Morning
84°F
Partly cloudy 49% clouds · 10% precip
Afternoon
90°F
Mainly clear 10% clouds · 2% precip
Evening
82°F
Mainly clear 12% clouds · 2% precip

Moon, last quarter

12:53 AM Moonrise
1:11 AM 4°
7:19 AM Highest, 71°
1:23 PM 4°
1:41 PM Moonset

Sunrise

5:56 AM Blue hour
6:17 AM Sunrise
6:17 AM Best color
6:44 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:53 PM Golden hour
6:20 PM Sunset
6:41 PM Best color, then blue hour ends
← Previous day Saturday Sat, Oct 3
Next day → Monday Mon, Oct 5

Upcoming celestial events for Kourou, French Guiana

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 Milky Way Visible 7:23 PM to 8:43 PM with no moon, 25° above the southwestern horizon - 7 nights 1 Nov to 7 Nov
Sun 1 Nov 2026 7:23 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:30 PM to 5:00 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 4:01 AM Partial solar eclipse 7.9% of the Sun covered
Sat 6 Feb 2027 2:19 PM

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