Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Friday, October 9, 2026

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Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA Friday 9 October 2026

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Bright pass, NNW to ENE

Rises 5:02 AM

Very LowExcellent

Look

NNW

Rising, then up to N

When

5:02 AM

until 5:05 AM

Visible for

3m 20s

Highest

31° N

Ends

Sets ENE

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

New moon

Moonless and fully dark 7:30 PM to 5:00 AM

New at 8:50 AM Sat 10 Oct

Very LowExcellent

Moonless and fully dark

7:30 PM to 5:00 AM

Sky fully dark

9h 30m

The darkest nights of the month for faint things - the Milky Way, meteors, the zodiacal light. The Moon itself cannot be seen: it sits between us and the Sun, lit on its far side.

That morning

Sunrise

6:30 AM

6:04 AM Blue hour

6:30 AM Sunrise

7:04 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:00 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

5:26 PM Golden hour

6:00 PM Sunset

6:26 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

New moon

1% lit

5:31 AM – 5:21 PM

E W

5:31 AM Moonrise

5:51 AM 4°

11:27 AM Highest, 49°

5:01 PM 4°

5:21 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

Moon, new moon

5:31 AM Moonrise

5:51 AM 4°

11:27 AM Highest, 49°

5:01 PM 4°

5:21 PM Moonset

Sunrise

6:04 AM Blue hour

6:30 AM Sunrise

7:04 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:26 PM Golden hour

6:00 PM Sunset

6:26 PM Blue hour ends

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Upcoming celestial events for Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

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 New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:30 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 12:01 AM Leonids Around 12 an hour

Mon 16 Nov 2026 5:34 AM Beaver Moon Rises 4:19 PM in the ENE Mon 23 Nov 2026 4:19 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:50 PM to 5:50 AM Tue 8 Dec 2026 5:50 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it