Kourou, French Guiana

Tuesday, December 26, 2023

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Kourou, French Guiana

That morning

Sunrise

6:36 AM

6:36 AM

Clears the hills at 6:39 AM, 3 min after sunrise

6:13 AM Blue hour
6:36 AM Sunrise
7:06 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:25 PM

6:25 PM

Behind the hills at 6:21 PM, 4 min before sunset

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

5:55 PM Golden hour
6:25 PM Sunset
6:48 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Cold Moon

Rises 6:14 PM in the ENE

6:14 PM – 7:03 AM

Named for the long, cold nights at the start of winter.

ENE WNW
6:14 PM Moonrise
6:32 PM 4°
12:38 AM Highest, 67°
6:45 AM 4°
7:03 AM Moonset

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

Rises
6:14 PM in the ENE
Exactly full
9:33 PM
Distance
243,290 mi

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 6:08 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:13 AM–6:36 AM
  • Sunrise 6:36 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:36 AM–7:06 AM
  • Morning best color 6:47 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:55 PM–6:25 PM
  • Evening best color 6:07 PM
  • Moonrise 6:14 PM
  • Sunset 6:25 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:25 PM–6:48 PM
  • Fully dark 7:40 PM–5:22 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
Fri 13 Nov 2026 7:41 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 13 Nov 2026 7:41 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, SW to SW, 21 deg up
Sat 14 Nov 2026 5:55 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