Kourou, French Guiana

Saturday, May 1, 2027

TODAY
Kourou, French Guiana

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Active, around 13 an hour

Best around 4:36 AM

Radiant climbs to
33°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
8% lost
Speed
66 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.

Comes from Halley's Comet. Best from the Southern Hemisphere, in the hours before dawn.

That morning

Sunrise

6:18 AM

6:18 AM

5:57 AM Blue hour
6:18 AM Sunrise
6:47 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:36 PM

6:36 PM

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

6:08 PM Golden hour
6:36 PM Sunset
6:58 PM Blue hour ends

Milky Way

Milky Way

Fair viewing

Visible from 10:28 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
10:28 PM to 3:08 AM
Where to look
Southern horizon, up to 55° above it
Highest at
3:08 AM
Sky fully dark
7:48 PM to 5:06 AM
Sky darkness
Limited
Cloud
Not forecast yet

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

Waning crescent

24% lit

2:30 AM – 2:45 PM

E W
2:30 AM Moonrise
2:46 AM 4°
8:37 AM Highest, 79°
2:29 PM 4°
2:45 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 2:30 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:57 AM–6:18 AM
  • Morning best color 6:03 AM
  • Sunrise 6:18 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:18 AM–6:47 AM
  • Moonset 2:45 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:08 PM–6:36 PM
  • Sunset 6:36 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:36 PM–6:58 PM
  • Evening best color 6:50 PM
  • Fully dark 7:48 PM–5:06 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:48 PM–3:18 AM
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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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it