Kourou, French Guiana

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Kourou, French Guiana

That morning

Sunrise

6:24 AM

6:24 AM

Clears the hills at 6:27 AM, 3 min after sunrise

6:03 AM Blue hour
6:24 AM Sunrise
6:52 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:37 PM

6:37 PM

Behind the hills at 6:32 PM, 5 min before sunset

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

6:10 PM Golden hour
6:37 PM Sunset
6:58 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Sturgeon Moon

Supermoon, blue moon - rises 6:33 PM in the ESE

6:33 PM – 6:50 AM

Named for the lake sturgeon most easily caught in the Great Lakes in late summer. A blue moon too: the second full moon in one calendar month.

ESE W
6:33 PM Moonrise
6:50 PM 4°
12:42 AM Highest, 73°
6:34 AM 4°
6:50 AM Moonset

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

Rises
6:33 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
10:39 PM
Distance
221,684 mi - supermoon, blue moon

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:53 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:03 AM–6:24 AM
  • Sunrise 6:24 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:24 AM–6:52 AM
  • Morning best color 6:35 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:10 PM–6:37 PM
  • Evening best color 6:20 PM
  • Moonrise 6:33 PM
  • Sunset 6:37 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:37 PM–6:58 PM
  • Fully dark 7:47 PM–5:14 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Kourou, French Guiana

Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 14 Nov 2026 7:41 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 14 Nov 2026 7:41 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, S to ENE, 29 deg up
Sun 15 Nov 2026 4:56 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 Leonids Around 7 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