Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Sunday, December 12, 2027

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Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:29 AM

7:29 AM

7:01 AM Blue hour
7:29 AM Sunrise
8:09 AM Golden hour ends

Full moon

Full Cold Moon

Rises 4:16 PM in the ENE

4:16 PM – 7:42 AM

Named for the long, cold nights at the start of winter.

ENE WNW
4:16 PM Moonrise
4:39 PM 4°
11:57 PM Highest, 80°
7:19 AM 4°
7:42 AM Moonset

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

Rises
4:16 PM in the ENE
Exactly full
9:15 AM
Distance
228,727 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.

Sunset

5:14 PM

5:14 PM

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

4:34 PM Golden hour
5:14 PM Sunset
5:42 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Geminids

Best around 2:29 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:44 PM Dark enough
2:29 AM Best
6:00 AM Too light
Estimate
~24/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
86°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
80% lost
Speed
35 km/s

The estimate 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. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

The strongest shower of the year, and you can watch it most of the night.

Timetable

  • Moonset 6:36 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:01 AM–7:29 AM
  • Sunrise 7:29 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:29 AM–8:09 AM
  • Morning best color 7:39 AM
  • Moonrise 4:16 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:34 PM–5:14 PM
  • Sunset 5:14 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:14 PM–5:42 PM
  • Evening best color 5:21 PM
  • Fully dark 6:46 PM–5:58 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Geminids Around 30 an hour
Mon 13 Dec 2027 6:44 PM Winter solstice Shortest day, 9h 42m of light · sunset 5:17 PM in the WSW Tue 21 Dec 2027 7:42 PM Ursids A few an hour
Tue 21 Dec 2027 6:47 PM First day of Hanukkah First day of Hanukkah in Grand Canyon - sunset at 5:19 PM Sat 25 Dec 2027 5:19 PM Christmas Day Christmas night in Grand Canyon - waning crescent moon Sat 25 Dec 2027 5:19 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 Partial solar eclipse 85.7% of the Sun covered
Tue 23 Aug 2044 7:03 PM Partial solar eclipse 90.9% of the Sun covered
Sat 12 Aug 2045 9:29 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it