Kourou, French Guiana

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Kourou, French Guiana

That morning

Sunrise

6:15 AM

6:15 AM

Clears the hills at 6:18 AM, 3 min after sunrise

5:54 AM Blue hour
6:15 AM Sunrise
6:44 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:12 PM

6:12 PM

Behind the hills at 6:08 PM, 4 min before sunset

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

5:44 PM Golden hour
6:12 PM Sunset
6:33 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 3:57 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:42 PM Dark enough
3:57 AM Best
3:58 AM Moonset
4:45 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
75°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet, the same stream as May's Eta Aquariids. The comet itself last came round in 1986 and returns in 2061; its dust arrives every October.

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.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

87% lit

3:36 PM – 3:58 AM

E W
3:36 PM Moonrise
3:52 PM 4°
9:47 PM Highest, 89°
3:42 AM 4°
3:58 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 3:16 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:54 AM–6:15 AM
  • Sunrise 6:15 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:15 AM–6:44 AM
  • Morning best color 6:26 AM
  • Moonrise 3:36 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:44 PM–6:12 PM
  • Evening best color 5:54 PM
  • Sunset 6:12 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:12 PM–6:33 PM
  • Fully dark 7:23 PM–5:05 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 4:03 AM–5:05 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