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Kourou, French Guiana
Saturday, February 6, 2027
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Solar eclipse
Partial solar eclipse
7.9% of the Sun covered
Maximum at 2:19 PM
Never look at a partly eclipsed Sun without a proper solar filter. Sunglasses, exposed film and a camera viewfinder are all unsafe.
That morning
Sunrise
6:46 AM
6:46 AM
New moon
New moon
Moonless and fully dark 8:00 PM to 5:30 AM
New at 12:56 PM Sat 6 Feb
The darkest nights of the month for faint things - the Milky Way, meteors, the zodiacal light. The Moon itself cannot be seen: it sits between us and the Sun, lit on its far side.
Sunset
6:42 PM
6:42 PM
Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.
Milky Way
Milky Way
Poor viewing
Visible from 3:53 AM
The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.
Moon
New moon
0% lit
6:40 AM – 6:49 PM
Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.
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