Kourou, French Guiana

Friday, October 9, 2026

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Kourou, French Guiana Friday 9 October 2026

Satellite

International Space Station

Brilliant pass, SW to NE

Rises 5:50 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SW
Rising, then up to SE
When
5:50 AM
until 5:55 AM
Visible for
5m 10s
Highest
87° SE
Ends
Fades at 25°

It will not set - it flies into the Earth's shadow and fades out in a few seconds.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Poor viewing

Visible from 7:28 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
7:28 PM to 10:08 PM
Where to look
Southwestern horizon, up to 41° above it
Highest at
7:28 PM
Sky fully dark
7:28 PM to 5:07 AM
Sky darkness
Limited
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

6:16 AM

6:16 AM

5:55 AM Blue hour
6:16 AM Sunrise
6:44 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:18 PM

6:18 PM

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

5:51 PM Golden hour
6:18 PM Sunset
6:39 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

New moon

1% lit

5:15 AM – 5:34 PM

E W
5:15 AM Moonrise
5:32 AM 4°
11:24 AM Highest, 81°
5:18 PM 4°
5:34 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

Moon, new moon

5:15 AM Moonrise
5:32 AM 4°
11:24 AM Highest, 81°
5:18 PM 4°
5:34 PM Moonset

Sunrise

5:55 AM Blue hour
6:16 AM Sunrise
6:44 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:51 PM Golden hour
6:18 PM Sunset
6:39 PM Best color, then blue hour ends
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Upcoming celestial events for Kourou, French Guiana

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 Leonids Around 8 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 4:41 AM Partial solar eclipse 7.9% of the Sun covered
Sat 6 Feb 2027 2:19 PM

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