Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Thursday, December 10, 2026

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Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA Thursday 10 December 2026

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 83 an hour

Best around 2:32 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

7:28 AM

7:28 AM

7:00 AM Blue hour
7:28 AM Sunrise
8:08 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:14 PM

5:14 PM

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

4:34 PM Golden hour
5:14 PM Sunset
5:42 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing crescent

3% lit

9:07 AM – 6:33 PM

SE SW
9:07 AM Moonrise
9:31 AM 4°
1:50 PM Highest, 27°
6:08 PM 4°
6:33 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 7:00 AM–7:28 AM
  • Sunrise 7:28 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:28 AM–8:08 AM
  • Morning best color 7:38 AM
  • Moonrise 9:07 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:34 PM–5:14 PM
  • Evening best color 4:58 PM
  • Sunset 5:14 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:14 PM–5:42 PM
  • Moonset 6:33 PM
  • Fully dark 6:45 PM–5:57 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:45 PM–5:57 AM
← Previous day Wednesday Wed, Dec 9
Next day → Friday Fri, Dec 11

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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