TODAY
Kourou, French Guiana
High 88°F, low 80°F.

Earlier today

Sunrise

Low

6:15 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
59%around 9 AM
Rain chance
33%around 9 AM
Humidity
76%
Wind
6 mph
5:54 AM Blue hour
6:01 AM Best color
6:15 AM Sunrise
6:43 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 8:21 PM

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 21 past sunrises rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 6 an hour

Best around 4:31 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
76°
Under a perfect sky
20/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.

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

Earlier today

Sunset

Fair

6:16 PM

Very LowExcellent
High cloud
0%catches the color
Low cloud
43%toward the horizon, blocks the light
Rain chance
6%
Humidity
77%
5:48 PM Golden hour
6:09 PM Best color
6:16 PM Sunset
6:37 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 8:21 PM

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds just before the sun goes - learned from 68 rated clear past sunsets across every place Sky Time tracks.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, SSW to E

Rose 6:44 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Rising, then up to SE
When
6:44 PM
until 6:49 PM
Visible for
4m 50s
Highest
27° SE
Ends
Sets E

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Moon, up now

Waxing crescent

34% lit

11:04 AM – 11:06 PM

ESE WSW
11:04 AM Moonrise
11:22 AM 4°
5:05 PM Highest, 57°
10:47 PM 4°
11:06 PM Moonset

Current local time: 8:21 PM

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

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 84°F Partly cloudy
59% 33% 76% 6 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 88°F Partly cloudy
51% 16% 66% 9 mph
Evening 7 PM 82°F Partly cloudy
57% 4% 82% 6 mph
Late Night 11 PM 81°F Mainly clear
38% 1% 86% 5 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:54 AM–6:15 AM
  • Sunrise 6:15 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:15 AM–6:43 AM
  • Morning best color 6:19 AM
  • Moonrise 11:04 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:48 PM–6:16 PM
  • Evening best color 6:09 PM
  • Sunset 6:16 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:16 PM–6:37 PM
  • Night 6:37 PM–5:54 AM
  • Fully dark 7:25 PM–5:06 AM
  • Moonset 11:06 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:15 PM–5:06 AM

Tomorrow

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Cloud, aurora and darkness around Kourou, French Guiana

Next few days

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Sat, Oct 17
Low 5:57 AM–6:33 AM
7:21 PM
Fair 5:57 PM–6:33 PM
Sun, Oct 18
Good 5:57 AM–6:33 AM
Fair 5:57 PM–6:33 PM
Mon, Oct 19
Fair 5:57 AM–6:33 AM
Good 5:57 PM–6:33 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Kourou, French Guiana

Orionids Active, around 6 an hour
Fri 16 Oct 2026 4:31 AM Tiangong space station Bright pass, WSW to N, 31 deg up
Sat 17 Oct 2026 7:21 PM Orionids Around 19 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 4:44 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:47 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:47 PM Milky Way Visible 7:23 PM to 8:43 PM with no moon, 25° above the southwestern horizon - 7 nights 1 Nov to 7 Nov
Sun 1 Nov 2026 7:23 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 12:56 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:30 PM to 5:00 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 4:01 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 12:56 AM Leonids Around 8 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 4:41 AM Full Beaver Moon Rises 6:19 PM in the ENE Tue 24 Nov 2026 6:19 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:40 PM to 5:10 AM Tue 8 Dec 2026 9:50 PM Geminids Around 132 an hour
Sun 13 Dec 2026 2:34 AM Winter solstice Shortest day, 11h 49m of light · sunset 6:23 PM in the WSW Mon 21 Dec 2026 5:50 PM Ursids A few an hour
Mon 21 Dec 2026 4:53 AM Full Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 6:08 PM in the ENE Wed 23 Dec 2026 6:08 PM Quadrantids A few an hour
Sat 2 Jan 2027 4:59 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:50 PM to 5:20 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 5:23 PM Full Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 7:00 PM in the ENE Fri 22 Jan 2027 7:00 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:00 PM to 5:30 AM Sat 6 Feb 2027 12:56 PM Partial solar eclipse 7.9% of the Sun covered
Sat 6 Feb 2027 2:19 PM Milky Way Visible 3:24 AM to 5:35 AM with no moon, 34° above the southeastern horizon - 12 nights 3 Feb to 14 Feb
Sat 13 Feb 2027 3:24 AM Full Snow Moon Rises 6:35 PM in the E Sat 20 Feb 2027 6:35 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:00 PM to 5:30 AM Sun 7 Mar 2027 6:31 AM Milky Way Visible 1:31 AM to 5:27 AM with no moon, 50° above the south-southeastern horizon - 14 nights 3 Mar to 16 Mar
Sun 14 Mar 2027 1:31 AM Spring equinox Sunset due west, 6:41 PM Sat 20 Mar 2027 5:24 PM Full Worm Moon Rises 6:06 PM in the E Sun 21 Mar 2027 6:06 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:50 PM to 5:10 AM Tue 6 Apr 2027 8:56 PM Milky Way Visible 11:48 PM to 5:15 AM with no moon, 56° above the southern horizon - 16 nights 30 Mar to 14 Apr
Fri 9 Apr 2027 11:48 PM Full Pink Moon Rises 6:27 PM in the ESE Tue 20 Apr 2027 6:27 PM Lyrids A few an hour
Wed 21 Apr 2027 4:37 AM Eta Aquariids Around 30 an hour
Wed 5 May 2027 4:36 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:50 PM to 5:00 AM Wed 5 May 2027 8:05 AM Milky Way Visible 9:59 PM to 5:04 AM with no moon, 56° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 28 Apr to 14 May
Fri 7 May 2027 9:59 PM 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 New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 8:10 PM to 5:00 AM Sat 3 Jul 2027 12:07 AM Full Buck Moon (micromoon) Micromoon - rises 6:58 PM in the ESE Sun 18 Jul 2027 6:58 PM Southern Delta Aquariids Around 20 an hour
Tue 27 Jul 2027 2:47 AM Milky Way Visible 8:01 PM to 3:01 AM with no moon, 56° above the southern horizon - 16 nights 25 Jul to 9 Aug
Thu 29 Jul 2027 8:01 PM New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 8:10 PM to 5:10 AM Sun 1 Aug 2027 7:07 AM Perseids Around 54 an hour
Thu 12 Aug 2027 4:44 AM Full Sturgeon Moon Rises 6:21 PM in the ESE Mon 16 Aug 2027 6:21 PM Milky Way Visible 7:49 PM to 1:09 AM with no moon, 56° above the southern horizon - 14 nights 23 Aug to 5 Sep
Thu 26 Aug 2027 7:49 PM Black Moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 7:50 PM to 5:10 AM Tue 31 Aug 2027 2:40 PM Full Harvest Moon Rises 6:17 PM in the E Wed 15 Sep 2027 6:17 PM Milky Way Visible 7:35 PM to 11:15 PM with no moon, 50° above the south-southwestern horizon - 13 nights 21 Sep to 3 Oct
Wed 22 Sep 2027 7:35 PM Autumn equinox Sunset due west, 6:26 PM Thu 23 Sep 2027 3:01 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:40 PM to 5:00 AM Wed 29 Sep 2027 11:33 PM Draconids A few an hour
Fri 8 Oct 2027 7:49 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 6:18 PM in the ENE Fri 15 Oct 2027 6:18 PM Orionids Around 9 an hour
Wed 20 Oct 2027 4:44 AM Milky Way Visible 7:24 PM to 9:24 PM with no moon, 33° above the southwestern horizon - 10 nights 21 Oct to 30 Oct
Thu 21 Oct 2027 7:24 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:30 PM to 5:00 AM Thu 28 Oct 2027 10:34 AM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 4 Nov 2027 12:56 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 11 Nov 2027 12:56 AM Full Beaver Moon Rises 5:46 PM in the ENE Sat 13 Nov 2027 5:46 PM Leonids A few an hour
Wed 17 Nov 2027 4:41 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:30 PM to 5:00 AM Sat 27 Nov 2027 12:23 AM Full Cold Moon Rises 6:27 PM in the ENE Mon 13 Dec 2027 6:27 PM Geminids Around 26 an hour
Mon 13 Dec 2027 2:34 AM 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

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