Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Saturday, January 2, 2027

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Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA Saturday 2 January 2027

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Around 32 an hour

Best around 6:43 AM

Radiant climbs to
62°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
7% lost
Speed
41 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.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

That morning

Sunrise

7:39 AM

7:39 AM

7:11 AM Blue hour
7:39 AM Sunrise
8:19 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:25 PM

5:25 PM

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

4:45 PM Golden hour
5:25 PM Sunset
5:53 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

22% lit

3:18 AM – 1:24 PM

ESE WSW
3:18 AM Moonrise
3:40 AM 4°
8:21 AM Highest, 33°
1:01 PM 4°
1:24 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 3:18 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:11 AM–7:39 AM
  • Sunrise 7:39 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:39 AM–8:19 AM
  • Morning best color 7:49 AM
  • Moonset 1:25 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:45 PM–5:25 PM
  • Evening best color 5:08 PM
  • Sunset 5:25 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:25 PM–5:53 PM
  • Fully dark 6:57 PM–6:08 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:57 PM–4:27 AM
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