Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Thursday, October 1, 2026

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Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA
High 88°F, low 57°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Good

6:23 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
76%
Wind
4 mph
5:58 AM Blue hour
6:23 AM Sunrise
6:33 AM Best color
6:57 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 4 well-rated past sunrises here.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, SSE to E

Rose 4:49 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSE
Rising, then up to SSE
When
4:49 AM
until 4:52 AM
Visible for
3m 10s
Highest
26° SSE
Ends
Sets E

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Sunset

Fair

6:11 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
29%
Wind
7 mph
5:37 PM Golden hour
5:58 PM Best color
6:11 PM Sunset
6:37 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 40 camera photos of past sunsets here.

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, WSW to SW

Rose 7:28 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WSW
Rising, then up to SW
When
7:28 PM
until 7:30 PM
Visible for
2m 0s
Highest
11° SW
Ends
Sets SW

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Poor viewing

Visible from 7:37 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
7:37 PM to 9:07 PM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 18° above it
Highest at
7:37 PM
Sky fully dark
7:37 PM to 4:59 AM
Sky darkness
Good
Cloud
Not forecast yet

The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.

Moon

Waning gibbous

70% lit

8:37 PM – 12:08 PM

ENE WNW
8:37 PM Moonrise
9:00 PM 4°
4:20 AM Highest, 81°
11:44 AM 4°
12:08 PM 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 65°F Clear sky
0% dry 76% 4 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 86°F Clear sky
0% dry 26% 8 mph
Evening 7 PM 78°F Clear sky
0% dry 29% 7 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:58 AM–6:23 AM
  • Sunrise 6:23 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:23 AM–6:57 AM
  • Morning best color 6:33 AM
  • Moonset 12:09 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:37 PM–6:11 PM
  • Evening best color 5:58 PM
  • Sunset 6:11 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:11 PM–6:37 PM
  • Fully dark 7:37 PM–4:59 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:37 PM–9:37 PM
  • Moonrise 9:33 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

International Space Station Modest pass, NE to NE, 18 deg up
Sun 18 Oct 2026 4:27 AM Orionids Active, around 8 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 7:19 PM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 7:16 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:10 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:10 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:59 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:30 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 12:01 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 9:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 3.9% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 7:32 AM Partial solar eclipse 57.8% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 9:33 AM Total lunar eclipse 68% of it above your horizon
Mon 25 Jun 2029 8:22 PM Partial solar eclipse 1.4% of the Sun covered
Fri 14 Nov 2031 2:50 PM Partial solar eclipse 23.6% of the Sun covered
Wed 30 Mar 2033 10:33 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 78 minutes
Fri 7 Oct 2033 3:55 AM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
Wed 27 Sep 2034 7:46 PM Total lunar eclipse 62% of it above your horizon
Wed 6 Aug 2036 7:51 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it