Kourou, French Guiana

Monday, October 12, 2026

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Kourou, French Guiana
High 89°F, low 79°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:16 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
61%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
73%
Wind
6 mph
5:55 AM Blue hour
6:01 AM Best color
6:16 AM Sunrise
6:44 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 21 past sunrises rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Satellite

International Space Station

Bright pass, NNW to NNE

Rose 5:09 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NNW
Rising, then up to NNW
When
5:09 AM
until 5:12 AM
Visible for
2m 20s
Highest
31° NNW
Ends
Sets NNE

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

Sunset

Good

6:17 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
71%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
84%
Wind
6 mph
5:49 PM Golden hour
6:17 PM Sunset
6:33 PM Best color
6:38 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.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Poor viewing

Visible from 7:47 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
7:47 PM to 9:57 PM
Where to look
Southwestern horizon, up to 36° above it
Highest at
7:47 PM
Sky fully dark
7:27 PM to 5:06 AM
Sky darkness
Limited
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

Waxing crescent

4% lit

7:39 AM – 7:45 PM

ESE WSW
7:39 AM Moonrise
7:56 AM 4°
1:41 PM Highest, 64°
7:28 PM 4°
7:45 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 85°F Partly cloudy
61% dry 73% 6 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 88°F Overcast
100% dry 66% 7 mph
Evening 7 PM 82°F Partly cloudy
71% dry 84% 6 mph
Late Night 11 PM 82°F Partly cloudy
42% dry 86% 6 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:55 AM–6:16 AM
  • Morning best color 6:01 AM
  • Sunrise 6:16 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:16 AM–6:44 AM
  • Moonrise 7:39 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:49 PM–6:17 PM
  • Sunset 6:17 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:17 PM–6:38 PM
  • Evening best color 6:33 PM
  • Fully dark 7:27 PM–5:06 AM
  • Moonset 7:46 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:47 PM–5:06 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Kourou, French Guiana

Tiangong space station Bright pass, WSW to N, 31 deg up
Sat 17 Oct 2026 7:22 PM Orionids Active, around 8 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 4:45 AM 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 4:44 AM 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 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it