Kourou, French Guiana

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Kourou, French Guiana

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Best around 3:51 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:06 PM Dark enough
3:51 AM Best
4:06 AM Moonset
4:47 AM Too light
Estimate
~18/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
27°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
7% lost
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

6:17 AM

6:17 AM

5:55 AM Blue hour
6:17 AM Sunrise
6:46 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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

87% lit

3:47 PM – 4:06 AM

E W
3:47 PM Moonrise
4:03 PM 4°
9:56 PM Highest, 77°
3:49 AM 4°
4:06 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 3:18 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:55 AM–6:17 AM
  • Morning best color 6:06 AM
  • Sunrise 6:17 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:17 AM–6:46 AM
  • Moonrise 3:48 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 6:54 PM
  • Fully dark 7:49 PM–5:04 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 4:09 AM–5:04 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Kourou, French Guiana

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 Partial solar eclipse 97.2% of the Sun covered
Sat 12 Aug 2045 3:55 PM Partial solar eclipse 0.7% of the Sun covered
Thu 2 Aug 2046 6:25 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it