Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Tuesday, April 20, 2027

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Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Meteor shower

Lyrids

Active, around 6 an hour

Best around 4:06 AM

Radiant climbs to
83°
Under a perfect sky
18/hour
Moonlight
36% lost
Speed
49 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.

Usually steady, but now and then it has a short burst of many more.

That morning

Sunrise

5:48 AM

5:48 AM

5:21 AM Blue hour
5:48 AM Sunrise
6:23 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:06 PM

7:06 PM

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

6:31 PM Golden hour
7:06 PM Sunset
7:32 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Pink Moon

Rises 7:20 PM in the ESE

7:20 PM – 5:50 AM

Named for creeping phlox, a pink wildflower among the first to bloom in spring.

ESE WSW
7:20 PM Moonrise
7:41 PM 4°
12:35 AM Highest, 36°
5:28 AM 4°
5:50 AM Moonset

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

Rises
7:20 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
3:24 PM
Distance
238,165 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:18 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:21 AM–5:48 AM
  • Sunrise 5:48 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:48 AM–6:23 AM
  • Morning best color 5:58 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:31 PM–7:06 PM
  • Evening best color 6:49 PM
  • Sunset 7:06 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:06 PM–7:32 PM
  • Moonrise 7:20 PM
  • Fully dark 8:38 PM–4:14 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Lyrids Around 9 an hour
Wed 21 Apr 2027 4:07 AM Eta Aquariids Around 17 an hour
Wed 5 May 2027 3:49 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:00 PM to 3:50 AM Wed 5 May 2027 4:06 AM Milky Way Visible 11:30 PM to 3:48 AM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 28 Apr to 14 May
Sat 8 May 2027 11:30 PM Full Flower Moon Rises 7:17 PM in the ESE Wed 19 May 2027 7:17 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:30 PM to 3:20 AM Fri 4 Jun 2027 12:47 PM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 9:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 3.9% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 7:32 AM Partial solar eclipse 57.8% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 9:33 AM Total lunar eclipse 68% of it above your horizon
Mon 25 Jun 2029 8:22 PM Partial solar eclipse 1.4% of the Sun covered
Fri 14 Nov 2031 2:50 PM Partial solar eclipse 23.6% of the Sun covered
Wed 30 Mar 2033 10:33 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 78 minutes
Fri 7 Oct 2033 3:55 AM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
Wed 27 Sep 2034 7:46 PM Total lunar eclipse 62% of it above your horizon
Wed 6 Aug 2036 7:51 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it