Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Friday, October 9, 2026

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Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA
High 91°F, low 71°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:30 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
22%
Wind
2 mph
6:04 AM Blue hour
6:30 AM Sunrise
6:39 AM Best color
7:04 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, N to ENE

Rose 5:02 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
N
Rising, then up to N
When
5:02 AM
until 5:05 AM
Visible for
3m 10s
Highest
31° N
Ends
Sets ENE

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

Sunset

Low

6:00 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
21%
Wind
2 mph
5:26 PM Golden hour
5:46 PM Best color
6:00 PM Sunset
6:26 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

New moon

1% lit

New moon today at 8:50 AM

Moonless and fully dark 7:30 PM to 5:00 AM

5:31 AM – 5:21 PM

E W
5:31 AM Moonrise
5:51 AM 4°
11:27 AM Highest, 49°
5:01 PM 4°
5:21 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 79°F Overcast
100% dry 22% 2 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 91°F Overcast
93% dry 16% 10 mph
Evening 7 PM 81°F Overcast
100% dry 21% 2 mph
Late Night 11 PM 77°F Overcast
94% dry 24% 4 mph

Timetable

  • Moonrise 5:31 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:04 AM–6:30 AM
  • Sunrise 6:30 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:30 AM–7:04 AM
  • Morning best color 6:39 AM
  • Moonset 5:21 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:26 PM–6:00 PM
  • Evening best color 5:46 PM
  • Sunset 6:00 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:00 PM–6:26 PM
  • Fully dark 7:25 PM–5:06 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:25 PM–5:06 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Orionids Active, around 6 an hour
Fri 16 Oct 2026 5:06 AM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 4:46 AM 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 12:59 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:30 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 12:01 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 12:53 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