Kourou, French Guiana

Friday, September 18, 2026

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Kourou, French Guiana
High 89°F, low 77°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Good

6:20 AM

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Cloud
9%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
63%
Wind
9 mph
6:00 AM Blue hour
6:06 AM Best color
6:20 AM Sunrise
6:48 AM Golden hour ends

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Sunset

Good

6:28 PM

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Cloud
20%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
77%
Wind
11 mph
6:01 PM Golden hour
6:28 PM Sunset
6:44 PM Best color
6:49 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 19 past sunsets rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Moon

First quarter

48% lit

12:21 PM – 12:23 AM

ESE WSW
12:21 PM Moonrise
12:40 PM 4°
6:22 PM Highest, 57°
12:05 AM 4°
12:23 AM Moonset

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

How this day turned out

Morning 9 AM 86°F Light drizzle
9% dry 63% 9 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 89°F Partly cloudy
60% dry 52% 12 mph
Evening 7 PM 82°F Mainly clear
20% dry 77% 11 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:00 AM–6:20 AM
  • Morning best color 6:06 AM
  • Sunrise 6:20 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:20 AM–6:48 AM
  • Moonrise 12:21 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:01 PM–6:28 PM
  • Sunset 6:28 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:28 PM–6:49 PM
  • Evening best color 6:44 PM
  • Fully dark 7:37 PM–5:11 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 12:27 AM–5:11 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Kourou, French Guiana

Orionids Active, around 8 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 7:45 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, N to E, 25 deg up
Sun 18 Oct 2026 5:14 AM 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 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

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