Kourou, French Guiana

Friday, October 16, 2026

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

Earlier today

Sunrise

Low

6:15 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
59%around 9 AM
Rain chance
33%around 9 AM
Humidity
76%
Wind
6 mph
5:54 AM Blue hour
6:01 AM Best color
6:15 AM Sunrise
6:43 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 9:11 PM

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

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 6 an hour

Best around 4:31 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
76°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

The rate at the top is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Sunset

Fair

6:16 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
57%around 7 PM
Rain chance
4%around 7 PM
Humidity
82%
Wind
6 mph
5:48 PM Golden hour
6:16 PM Sunset
6:31 PM Best color
6:37 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 9:11 PM

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

Modest pass, SSW to E

Rose 6:44 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Rising, then up to SE
When
6:44 PM
until 6:49 PM
Visible for
4m 50s
Highest
27° SE
Ends
Sets E

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

Moon, up now

Waxing crescent

31% lit

11:04 AM – 11:06 PM

ESE WSW
11:04 AM Moonrise
11:22 AM 4°
5:05 PM Highest, 57°
10:47 PM 4°
11:06 PM Moonset

Current local time: 9:11 PM

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 84°F Partly cloudy
59% 33% 76% 6 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 88°F Partly cloudy
51% 16% 66% 9 mph
Evening 7 PM 82°F Partly cloudy
57% 4% 82% 6 mph
Late Night 11 PM 81°F Mainly clear
38% 1% 86% 5 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:54 AM–6:15 AM
  • Morning best color 6:01 AM
  • Sunrise 6:15 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:15 AM–6:43 AM
  • Moonrise 11:04 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 7:25 PM–5:06 AM
  • Moonset 11:06 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:15 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 7:21 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 New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:30 PM to 5:00 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 4:01 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