Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Wednesday, December 9, 2026

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Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA Wednesday 9 December 2026

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 67 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

7:27 AM

7:27 AM

6:59 AM Blue hour
7:27 AM Sunrise
8:07 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

New moon

1% lit

8:19 AM – 5:37 PM

SE SW
8:19 AM Moonrise
8:44 AM 4°
12:58 PM Highest, 26°
5:12 PM 4°
5:37 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:59 AM–7:27 AM
  • Sunrise 7:27 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:27 AM–8:07 AM
  • Morning best color 7:37 AM
  • Moonrise 8:19 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:34 PM–5:13 PM
  • Evening best color 4:58 PM
  • Sunset 5:13 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:13 PM–5:42 PM
  • Moonset 5:38 PM
  • Fully dark 6:45 PM–5:56 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:45 PM–5:56 AM
← Previous day Tuesday Tue, Dec 8
Next day → Thursday Thu, Dec 10

Upcoming celestial events for Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

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 New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:10 PM to 6:00 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 1:23 PM

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