Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Tuesday, May 11, 2027

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Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Active, around 7 an hour

Best around 3:54 AM

Radiant climbs to
26°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
No interference
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

5:25 AM

5:25 AM

4:57 AM Blue hour
5:25 AM Sunrise
6:01 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:24 PM

7:24 PM

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

6:47 PM Golden hour
7:24 PM Sunset
7:52 PM Blue hour ends

Milky Way

Milky Way

Good viewing

Visible from 1:03 AM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
1:03 AM to 3:44 AM
Where to look
Southern horizon, up to 25° above it
Highest at
2:53 AM
Sky fully dark
9:03 PM to 3:44 AM
Sky darkness
Good
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

Waxing crescent

34% lit

10:22 AM – 12:54 AM

ENE WNW
10:22 AM Moonrise
10:44 AM 4°
5:42 PM Highest, 74°
12:33 AM 4°
12:54 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 12:14 AM
  • Morning blue hour 4:57 AM–5:25 AM
  • Sunrise 5:25 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:25 AM–6:01 AM
  • Morning best color 5:35 AM
  • Moonrise 10:23 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:47 PM–7:24 PM
  • Evening best color 7:08 PM
  • Sunset 7:24 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:24 PM–7:52 PM
  • Fully dark 9:03 PM–3:44 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 1:03 AM–3:44 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

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 Milky Way Visible 9:40 PM to 3:23 AM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 27 May to 12 Jun
Sat 5 Jun 2027 9:40 PM Full Strawberry Moon Rises 8:02 PM in the SE Fri 18 Jun 2027 8:02 PM Summer solstice Longest day, 14h 37m of light · sunset 7:48 PM in the WNW Mon 21 Jun 2027 7:10 AM Milky Way Visible 9:38 PM to 3:08 AM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 25 Jun to 11 Jul
Thu 1 Jul 2027 9:38 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