Kourou, French Guiana

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Kourou, French Guiana

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Active, around 5 an hour

Best around 4:37 AM

Radiant climbs to
48°
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

6:16 AM

6:16 AM

5:54 AM Blue hour
6:16 AM Sunrise
6:45 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.

6:08 PM Golden hour
6:37 PM Sunset
6:59 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

85% lit

3:31 PM – 3:46 AM

E WSW
3:31 PM Moonrise
3:47 PM 4°
9:38 PM Highest, 75°
3:30 AM 4°
3:46 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 3:03 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:54 AM–6:16 AM
  • Morning best color 6:01 AM
  • Sunrise 6:16 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:16 AM–6:45 AM
  • Moonrise 3:31 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:08 PM–6:37 PM
  • Sunset 6:37 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:37 PM–6:59 PM
  • Evening best color 6:53 PM
  • Fully dark 7:51 PM–5:02 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 3:51 AM–5:02 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Kourou, French Guiana

Full 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 Full Strawberry Moon Rises 6:36 PM in the ESE Fri 18 Jun 2027 6:36 PM Summer solstice Longest day, 12h 25m of light · sunset 6:45 PM in the WNW Mon 21 Jun 2027 11:10 AM Milky Way Visible 8:02 PM to 4:42 AM with no moon, 56° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 26 Jun to 12 Jul
Fri 2 Jul 2027 8:02 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