Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Sunday, October 18, 2026

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Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA
High 65°F, low 58°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:38 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 9 AM
Rain chance
25%around 9 AM
Humidity
44%
Wind
16 mph
6:12 AM Blue hour
6:38 AM Sunrise
6:47 AM Best color
7:13 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 4 well-rated past sunrises here.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 11 an hour

Best around 5:03 AM

From 7:18 PM to 5:09 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
70°
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.

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, NE to NE

Rises 4:27 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NE
Rising, then up to NE
When
4:27 AM
until 4:28 AM
Visible for
0m 50s
Highest
18° NE
Ends
Sets NE

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

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, NW to N

Rises 6:01 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NW
Rising, then up to NNW
When
6:01 AM
until 6:04 AM
Visible for
3m 10s
Highest
13° NNW
Ends
Sets N

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

Sunset

Low

5:48 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 7 PM
Rain chance
4%around 7 PM
Humidity
87%
Wind
3 mph
5:13 PM Golden hour
5:34 PM Best color
5:48 PM Sunset
6:14 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

First quarter

51% lit

1:53 PM – 11:50 PM

ESE WSW
1:53 PM Moonrise
2:16 PM 4°
6:51 PM Highest, 31°
11:27 PM 4°
11:50 PM Moonset

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

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 63°F Overcast
100% 25% 44% 16 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 61°F Slight rain
100% 10% 74% 5 mph
Evening 7 PM 59°F Overcast
100% 4% 87% 3 mph
Late Night 11 PM 59°F Overcast
100% 4% 84% 5 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:12 AM–6:38 AM
  • Sunrise 6:38 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:38 AM–7:13 AM
  • Morning best color 6:47 AM
  • Moonrise 1:53 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:13 PM–5:48 PM
  • Evening best color 5:34 PM
  • Sunset 5:48 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:48 PM–6:14 PM
  • Fully dark 7:14 PM–5:13 AM
  • Moonset 11:51 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:54 PM–5:13 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

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 Leonids Around 12 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 5:34 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