Kourou, French Guiana

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Kourou, French Guiana

That morning

Sunrise

6:26 AM

6:26 AM

6:04 AM Blue hour
6:26 AM Sunrise
6:55 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:47 PM

6:47 PM

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

6:18 PM Golden hour
6:47 PM Sunset
7:09 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Buck Moon

Rises 7:01 PM in the ESE

7:01 PM – 7:08 AM

Named for the bucks' new antlers, which grow fastest in July.

ESE WSW
7:01 PM Moonrise
7:17 PM 4°
1:05 AM Highest, 67°
6:51 AM 4°
7:08 AM Moonset

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

Rises
7:01 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
11:37 AM
Distance
248,095 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

  • Morning blue hour 6:04 AM–6:26 AM
  • Morning best color 6:11 AM
  • Moonset 6:20 AM
  • Sunrise 6:26 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:26 AM–6:55 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:18 PM–6:47 PM
  • Sunset 6:47 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:47 PM–7:09 PM
  • Moonrise 7:01 PM
  • Evening best color 7:03 PM
  • Fully dark 8:00 PM–5:13 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Kourou, French Guiana

Orionids Active, around 15 an hour
Mon 19 Oct 2026 7:45 PM Orionids Around 19 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 7:44 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:47 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:47 PM Halloween Halloween night in Kourou - waning gibbous moon Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 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 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