Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Monday, October 12, 2026

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Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA
High 68°F, low 56°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:32 AM

Very LowExcellent

Rated Very Low by the people who watched it.

Cloud
100%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
64%
Wind
5 mph
6:07 AM Blue hour
6:32 AM Sunrise
6:42 AM Best color
7:07 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

Brilliant pass, WNW to ESE

Rose 5:18 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Rising, then up to ESE
When
5:18 AM
until 5:22 AM
Visible for
4m 0s
Highest
85° ESE
Ends
Sets ESE

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

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, S to ENE

Rose 5:53 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
S
Rising, then up to SE
When
5:53 AM
until 5:58 AM
Visible for
5m 40s
Highest
26° SE
Ends
Sets ENE

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

Sunset

Low

5:56 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
5%around 7 PM
Rain
0.2 mmaround 7 PM
Humidity
74%
Wind
5 mph
5:21 PM Golden hour
5:42 PM Best color
5:56 PM Sunset
6:22 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

Waxing crescent

5% lit

8:42 AM – 6:49 PM

ESE WSW
8:42 AM Moonrise
9:04 AM 4°
1:45 PM Highest, 33°
6:26 PM 4°
6:49 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 63°F Overcast
100% dry 64% 5 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 67°F Moderate drizzle
100% 0.8 mm 63% 13 mph
Evening 7 PM 61°F Light drizzle
5% 0.2 mm 74% 5 mph
Late Night 11 PM 59°F Light drizzle
45% 0.2 mm 78% 4 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:07 AM–6:32 AM
  • Sunrise 6:32 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:32 AM–7:07 AM
  • Morning best color 6:42 AM
  • Moonrise 8:42 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:21 PM–5:56 PM
  • Evening best color 5:42 PM
  • Sunset 5:56 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:56 PM–6:22 PM
  • Moonset 6:49 PM
  • Fully dark 7:21 PM–5:08 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:21 PM–5:08 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