Kourou, French Guiana

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Kourou, French Guiana
High 88°F, low 80°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Low

6:16 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
68%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
77%
Wind
7 mph
5:55 AM Blue hour
6:01 AM Best color
6:16 AM Sunrise
6:43 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.

Sunset

Fair

6:16 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
30%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
85%
Wind
6 mph
5:48 PM Golden hour
6:16 PM Sunset
6:31 PM Best color
6:37 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.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Bright pass, SW to SW

Rose 7:43 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SW
Rising, then up to SW
When
7:43 PM
until 7:45 PM
Visible for
1m 50s
Highest
33° SW
Ends
Fades at 33°

It will not set - it flies into the Earth's shadow and fades out in a few seconds.

Moon

Waxing crescent

23% lit

10:12 AM – 10:14 PM

ESE WSW
10:12 AM Moonrise
10:30 AM 4°
4:13 PM Highest, 57°
9:56 PM 4°
10:14 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 84°F Partly cloudy
68% dry 77% 7 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 88°F Mainly clear
38% dry 67% 9 mph
Evening 7 PM 81°F Mainly clear
30% dry 85% 6 mph
Late Night 11 PM 81°F Partly cloudy
58% 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–6:43 AM
  • Moonrise 10:13 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:48 PM–6:16 PM
  • Sunset 6:16 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:16 PM–6:37 PM
  • Evening best color 6:31 PM
  • Fully dark 7:26 PM–5:06 AM
  • Moonset 10:15 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:16 PM–5:06 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Kourou, French Guiana

Orionids Active, around 6 an hour
Fri 16 Oct 2026 4:31 AM Tiangong space station Bright pass, WSW to N, 31 deg up
Sat 17 Oct 2026 7:21 PM 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 Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 12:56 AM 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