Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

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Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Best around 3:03 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:48 PM Dark enough
3:03 AM Best
3:12 AM Moonset
4:00 AM Too light
Estimate
~9/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
11°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 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.

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

That morning

Sunrise

5:31 AM

5:31 AM

Clears the mountains at 8:20 AM, 169 min after sunrise

5:03 AM Blue hour
5:31 AM Sunrise
6:07 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:18 PM

7:18 PM

Behind the mountains at 5:55 PM, 83 min before sunset

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

6:43 PM Golden hour
7:18 PM Sunset
7:46 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

79% lit

3:04 PM – 3:12 AM

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3:04 PM Moonrise
3:24 PM 4°
9:09 PM Highest, 51°
2:53 AM 4°
3:12 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 2:42 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:03 AM–5:31 AM
  • Sunrise 5:31 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:31 AM–6:07 AM
  • Morning best color 5:41 AM
  • Moonrise 3:04 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:43 PM–7:18 PM
  • Evening best color 7:11 PM
  • Sunset 7:18 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:18 PM–7:46 PM
  • Fully dark 8:56 PM–3:53 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 3:16 AM–3:53 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

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