Kourou, French Guiana

Saturday, October 10, 2026

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Kourou, French Guiana Saturday 10 October 2026

Satellite

International Space Station

Bright pass, SSW to ENE

Rises 5:03 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Rising, then up to ESE
When
5:03 AM
until 5:09 AM
Visible for
6m 10s
Highest
34° ESE
Ends
Sets ENE

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

Milky Way

Milky Way

Poor viewing

Visible from 7:27 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
7:27 PM to 10:07 PM
Where to look
Southwestern horizon, up to 40° above it
Highest at
7:27 PM
Sky fully dark
7:27 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.

New moon

New moon

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

New at 12:50 PM 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

6:16 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.

5:50 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

0% lit

6:03 AM – 6:16 PM

E WSW
6:03 AM Moonrise
6:19 AM 4°
12:09 PM Highest, 75°
6:00 PM 4°
6:16 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

Sunrise

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

Moon, new moon

6:03 AM Moonrise
6:19 AM 4°
12:09 PM Highest, 75°
6:00 PM 4°
6:16 PM Moonset

Sunset

5:50 PM Golden hour
6:18 PM Sunset
6:39 PM Best color, then blue hour ends
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