Kourou, French Guiana

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Kourou, French Guiana

That morning

Sunrise

6:22 AM

6:22 AM

Clears the hills at 6:26 AM, 4 min after sunrise

6:00 AM Blue hour
6:22 AM Sunrise
6:52 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:47 PM

6:47 PM

Behind the hills at 6:43 PM, 4 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sunrise and sunset times - they will not change.

6:17 PM Golden hour
6:47 PM Sunset
7:10 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Ariane 5 ECA+ | Syracuse 4B & Heinrich Hertz

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 7:00 PM

Very LowExcellent

Space jellyfish low chance 7:03 PM–7:08 PM, E about 35° up

Look
NW
Heading your way
When
7:00 PM
Highest around 7:01 PM
Distance
10 mi
Climbs to
69°
Lighting
Sky still bright
Launch site
Ariane Launch Area 3
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

The plume will be lit, but the sky behind it is still bright enough to wash it out. Twenty minutes later would be the shot.

Moon

Waning gibbous

93% lit

9:16 PM – 9:29 AM

ESE WSW
9:16 PM Moonrise
9:33 PM 4°
3:23 AM Highest, 67°
9:12 AM 4°
9:29 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:00 AM–6:22 AM
  • Sunrise 6:22 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:22 AM–6:52 AM
  • Morning best color 6:33 AM
  • Moonset 8:29 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:17 PM–6:47 PM
  • Evening best color 6:29 PM
  • Sunset 6:47 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:47 PM–7:10 PM
  • Fully dark 8:03 PM–5:07 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:03 PM–9:23 PM
  • Moonrise 9:16 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Kourou, French Guiana

Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 15 Nov 2026 7:41 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 15 Nov 2026 7:41 PM Leonids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 15 Nov 2026 7:41 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, W to NNE, 27 deg up
Mon 16 Nov 2026 5:36 AM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 7:41 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 7:41 PM Partial solar eclipse 7.9% of the Sun covered
Sat 6 Feb 2027 2:19 PM 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 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