Kourou, French Guiana

Wednesday, April 21, 2027

TODAY
Kourou, French Guiana

Meteor shower

Lyrids

A few an hour

Best around 4:37 AM

Radiant climbs to
62°
Under a perfect sky
18/hour
Moonlight
70% 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

6:21 AM

6:21 AM

6:00 AM Blue hour
6:21 AM Sunrise
6:49 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:37 PM

6:37 PM

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

6:09 PM Golden hour
6:37 PM Sunset
6:58 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Full moon

99% lit

7:18 PM – 7:26 AM

ESE WSW
7:18 PM Moonrise
7:35 PM 4°
1:21 AM Highest, 63°
7:08 AM 4°
7:26 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:00 AM–6:21 AM
  • Morning best color 6:06 AM
  • Sunrise 6:21 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:21 AM–6:49 AM
  • Moonset 6:37 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:09 PM–6:37 PM
  • Sunset 6:37 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:37 PM–6:58 PM
  • Evening best color 6:51 PM
  • Moonrise 7:19 PM
  • Fully dark 7:47 PM–5:10 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
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Upcoming celestial events for Kourou, French Guiana

Eta Aquariids Around 30 an hour
Wed 5 May 2027 4:36 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:50 PM to 5:00 AM Wed 5 May 2027 8:05 AM Milky Way Visible 9:59 PM to 5:04 AM with no moon, 56° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 28 Apr to 14 May
Fri 7 May 2027 9:59 PM Flower Moon Rises 6:02 PM in the ESE Wed 19 May 2027 6:02 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM Fri 4 Jun 2027 4:48 PM Milky Way Visible 8:06 PM to 5:01 AM with no moon, 56° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 27 May to 12 Jun
Sat 5 Jun 2027 8:06 PM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 1:13 AM Partial solar eclipse 83.4% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 12:10 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 101 minutes
Mon 25 Jun 2029 12:22 AM Total lunar eclipse 88% of it above your horizon
Thu 20 Dec 2029 7:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 1.6% of the Sun covered
Mon 20 Mar 2034 6:33 AM Partial solar eclipse 1.6% of the Sun covered
Tue 12 Sep 2034 1:33 PM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
Wed 27 Sep 2034 11:46 PM Partial lunar eclipse 10% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 18 Aug 2035 10:11 PM Total lunar eclipse 66% of it above your horizon
Mon 11 Feb 2036 7:12 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 95 minutes
Wed 6 Aug 2036 11:51 PM

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