Kourou, French Guiana

Wednesday, November 11, 2026

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Kourou, French Guiana Wednesday 11 November 2026

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

A few an hour

Best around 12:59 AM

Radiant climbs to
73°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
29 km/s

Rates are what one person might count under a dark sky, already brought down for how high the radiant gets here and for the Moon - not the headline figure, which assumes the radiant overhead and no light at all. Cloud is the other half, and it is on the sunset tile.

The other half of the Taurid stream, a week behind the southern branch.

That morning

Sunrise

6:17 AM

6:17 AM

5:55 AM Blue hour
6:17 AM Sunrise
6:46 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:11 PM

6:11 PM

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

5:42 PM Golden hour
6:11 PM Sunset
6:33 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

Waxing crescent

5% lit

8:04 AM – 8:07 PM

ESE WSW
8:04 AM Moonrise
8:22 AM 4°
2:05 PM Highest, 57°
7:48 PM 4°
8:07 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
6:17 AM Sunrise
6:46 AM Golden hour ends

Moon, waxing crescent

8:04 AM Moonrise
8:22 AM 4°
2:05 PM Highest, 57°
7:48 PM 4°
8:07 PM Moonset

Sunset

5:42 PM Golden hour
6:11 PM Sunset
6:33 PM Best color, then blue hour ends
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