Kourou, French Guiana

Monday, December 21, 2026

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Kourou, French Guiana Monday 21 December 2026

Meteor shower

Ursids

A few an hour

Best around 5:41 AM

Radiant climbs to
15°
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, 5:50 PM

Sunrise
6:34 AM, ESE (114°)
Sunset
6:23 PM, WSW (247°)
Daylight
11h 49m

That morning

Sunrise

6:34 AM

6:34 AM

6:11 AM Blue hour
6:34 AM Sunrise
7:04 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:23 PM

6:23 PM

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

5:53 PM Golden hour
6:23 PM Sunset
6:45 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

91% lit

3:57 PM – 4:48 AM

ENE WNW
3:57 PM Moonrise
4:15 PM 4°
10:21 PM Highest, 70°
4:30 AM 4°
4:48 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 3:45 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:11 AM–6:34 AM
  • Morning best color 6:17 AM
  • Sunrise 6:34 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:34 AM–7:04 AM
  • Moonrise 3:57 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:53 PM–6:23 PM
  • Sunset 6:23 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:23 PM–6:45 PM
  • Evening best color 6:39 PM
  • Fully dark 7:38 PM–5:19 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 4:58 AM–5:19 AM
← Previous day Sunday Sun, Dec 20
Next day → Tuesday Tue, Dec 22

Upcoming celestial events for Kourou, French Guiana

Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 6:08 PM in the ENE Wed 23 Dec 2026 6:08 PM Quadrantids A few an hour
Sat 2 Jan 2027 4:59 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:50 PM to 5:20 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 5:23 PM Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 7:00 PM in the ENE Fri 22 Jan 2027 7:00 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:00 PM to 5:30 AM Sat 6 Feb 2027 12:56 PM Partial solar eclipse 7.9% of the Sun covered
Sat 6 Feb 2027 2:19 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it