Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Sunday, December 6, 2026

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Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA Sunday 6 December 2026

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 36 an hour

Best around 2:46 AM

Radiant climbs to
86°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
35 km/s

The rate at the top is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

The strongest shower of the year, and you can watch it most of the night.

That morning

Sunrise

7:25 AM

7:25 AM

6:57 AM Blue hour
7:25 AM Sunrise
8:04 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:13 PM

5:13 PM

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

4:34 PM Golden hour
5:13 PM Sunset
5:42 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

5% lit

5:24 AM – 3:23 PM

ESE WSW
5:24 AM Moonrise
5:47 AM 4°
10:23 AM Highest, 32°
3:00 PM 4°
3:23 PM Moonset

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

Timetable

  • Moonrise 5:25 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:57 AM–7:25 AM
  • Sunrise 7:25 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:25 AM–8:04 AM
  • Morning best color 7:35 AM
  • Moonset 3:23 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:34 PM–5:13 PM
  • Evening best color 4:57 PM
  • Sunset 5:13 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:13 PM–5:42 PM
  • Fully dark 6:45 PM–5:54 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:45 PM–5:54 AM
← Previous day Saturday Sat, Dec 5
Next day → Monday Mon, Dec 7

Upcoming celestial events for Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:50 PM to 5:50 AM Tue 8 Dec 2026 5:50 PM Geminids Around 144 an hour
Sun 13 Dec 2026 2:29 AM Winter solstice Shortest day, 9h 42m of light · sunset 5:17 PM in the WSW Mon 21 Dec 2026 1:50 PM Ursids Around 7 an hour
Mon 21 Dec 2026 6:02 AM Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:55 PM in the NE Wed 23 Dec 2026 4:55 PM Quadrantids Around 25 an hour
Sat 2 Jan 2027 5:55 AM

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