Kourou, French Guiana

Monday, October 5, 2026

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Kourou, French Guiana Monday 5 October 2026 High 89°F, low 80°F.

Satellite

International Space Station

Bright pass, NW to SSE

Rises 6:57 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NW
Rising, then up to SW
When
6:57 PM
until 7:03 PM
Visible for
6m 20s
Highest
48° SW
Ends
Sets SSE

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

Milky Way

Milky Way

Poor viewing

Visible from 7:29 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
7:29 PM to 10:29 PM
Where to look
Southwestern horizon, up to 43° above it
Highest at
7:29 PM
Sky fully dark
7:29 PM to 5:08 AM
Sky darkness
Limited
Cloud
28%

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

Fair

6:20 PM

Very LowExcellent
5:52 PM Golden hour
6:14 PM Best color
6:20 PM Sunset
6:41 PM Blue hour ends

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds just before the sun goes - learned from 51 rated clear past sunsets across every place Sky Time tracks.

Moon

Waning crescent

27% lit

1:52 AM – 2:34 PM

ENE WNW
1:52 AM Moonrise
2:09 AM 4°
8:15 AM Highest, 75°
2:17 PM 4°
2:34 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 51% clouds · 2% precip
Afternoon
88°F
Mainly clear 18% clouds · 4% precip
Evening
82°F
Mainly clear 26% clouds · 0% precip

Moon, waning crescent

1:52 AM Moonrise
2:09 AM 4°
8:15 AM Highest, 75°
2:17 PM 4°
2:34 PM Moonset

Sunrise

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

Sunset

5:52 PM Golden hour
6:14 PM Best color
6:20 PM Sunset
6:41 PM Blue hour ends
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