Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

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Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA
High 89°F, low 62°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:27 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
37%
Wind
0 mph
6:02 AM Blue hour
6:27 AM Sunrise
6:37 AM Best color
7:02 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

Bright pass, NNE to ENE

Rose 4:46 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NNE
Rising, then up to NNE
When
4:46 AM
until 4:48 AM
Visible for
2m 20s
Highest
34° NNE
Ends
Sets ENE

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

Sunset

Fair

6:04 PM

Very LowExcellent

Rated Fair by the people who watched it.

Cloud
10%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
21%
Wind
6 mph
5:30 PM Golden hour
5:51 PM Best color
6:04 PM Sunset
6:30 PM Blue hour ends

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

Moon

Waning crescent

17% lit

2:11 AM – 4:01 PM

ENE WNW
2:11 AM Moonrise
2:32 AM 4°
9:10 AM Highest, 68°
3:41 PM 4°
4:01 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 75°F Clear sky
0% dry 37% 0 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 89°F Clear sky
0% dry 18% 4 mph
Evening 7 PM 79°F Clear sky
10% dry 21% 6 mph
Late Night 11 PM 75°F Partly cloudy
77% dry 23% 5 mph

Timetable

  • Moonrise 2:11 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:02 AM–6:27 AM
  • Sunrise 6:27 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:27 AM–7:02 AM
  • Morning best color 6:37 AM
  • Moonset 4:02 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:30 PM–6:04 PM
  • Evening best color 5:51 PM
  • Sunset 6:04 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:04 PM–6:30 PM
  • Fully dark 7:30 PM–5:03 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:30 PM–3:20 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

International Space Station Bright pass, NW to NE, 44 deg up
Sat 17 Oct 2026 5:12 AM 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 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