Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Monday, December 21, 2026

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Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA Monday 21 December 2026

Meteor shower

Ursids

Around 7 an hour

Best around 6:35 AM

Radiant climbs to
48°
Under a perfect sky
10/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
33 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.

From most of the Northern Hemisphere it never sets, so you can watch it all night.

Equinox or solstice

Winter solstice

The moment itself, 1:50 PM

Sunrise
7:35 AM, ESE (120°)
Sunset
5:17 PM, WSW (241°)
Daylight
9h 42m

That morning

Sunrise

7:35 AM

7:35 AM

7:07 AM Blue hour
7:35 AM Sunrise
8:15 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:17 PM

5:17 PM

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

4:37 PM Golden hour
5:17 PM Sunset
5:46 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

92% lit

2:52 PM – 6:16 AM

ENE WNW
2:52 PM Moonrise
3:15 PM 4°
10:30 PM Highest, 80°
5:52 AM 4°
6:16 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:01 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:07 AM–7:35 AM
  • Sunrise 7:35 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:35 AM–8:15 AM
  • Morning best color 7:45 AM
  • Moonrise 2:53 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:37 PM–5:17 PM
  • Evening best color 5:00 PM
  • Sunset 5:17 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:17 PM–5:46 PM
  • Fully dark 6:49 PM–6:04 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
← Previous day Sunday Sun, Dec 20
Next day → Tuesday Tue, Dec 22

Upcoming celestial events for Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

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 Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:57 PM in the ENE Thu 21 Jan 2027 4:57 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:30 PM to 5:50 AM Fri 5 Feb 2027 8:56 AM Snow Moon Rises 6:18 PM in the E Sat 20 Feb 2027 6:18 PM

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