Kourou, French Guiana

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Kourou, French Guiana

That morning

Sunrise

6:37 AM

6:37 AM

6:16 AM Blue hour
6:37 AM Sunrise
7:05 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:42 PM

6:42 PM

Behind the hills at 6:37 PM, 5 min before sunset

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

6:14 PM Golden hour
6:42 PM Sunset
7:03 PM Blue hour ends

Lunar eclipse

Total lunar eclipse

Totality lasts 64 minutes

Best around 3:59 AM

Moon in shadow
118%
Totality
64 min
Moon's height
40°
12:59 AM Penumbral begins 84° up
2:11 AM Partial begins 67° up
3:27 AM Totality begins 48° up
3:59 AM Greatest eclipse 40° up
4:31 AM Totality ends 33° up
5:47 AM Partial ends 14° up
6:59 AM Penumbral ends Moon down

Safe to look at with anything, unlike a solar eclipse - the Moon is only reflecting less light.

Full moon

Full Worm Moon

Rises 6:23 PM in the E

6:23 PM – 6:45 AM

Named for the earthworms and beetle larvae that show again as the ground thaws.

E W
6:23 PM Moonrise
6:39 PM 4°
12:34 AM Highest, 88°
6:28 AM 4°
6:45 AM Moonset

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

Rises
6:23 PM in the E
Exactly full
3:56 AM
Distance
249,260 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 6:07 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:16 AM–6:37 AM
  • Sunrise 6:37 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:37 AM–7:05 AM
  • Morning best color 6:48 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:14 PM–6:42 PM
  • Moonrise 6:23 PM
  • Evening best color 6:24 PM
  • Sunset 6:42 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:42 PM–7:03 PM
  • Fully dark 7:51 PM–5:28 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Kourou, French Guiana

Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 7 Nov 2026 7:41 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 7 Nov 2026 7:41 PM 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 7:41 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Wed 11 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