Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Monday, October 19, 2026

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Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA
High 73°F, low 55°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:39 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
5%around 9 AM
Rain chance
15%around 9 AM
Humidity
73%
Wind
4 mph
6:13 AM Blue hour
6:39 AM Sunrise
6:42 AM Best color
7:14 AM Golden hour ends

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds as the sun comes up - learned from 79 rated clear past sunrises across every place Sky Time tracks.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 15 an hour

Best around 4:47 AM

From 7:17 PM to 5:10 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, NNW to NNE

Rises 5:15 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NNW
Rising, then up to NNW
When
5:15 AM
until 5:17 AM
Visible for
1m 50s
Highest
18° NNW
Ends
Sets NNE

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

Sunset

Fair

5:47 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
5%around 7 PM
Rain chance
22%around 7 PM
Humidity
50%
Wind
5 mph
5:12 PM Golden hour
5:40 PM Best color
5:47 PM Sunset
6:13 PM Blue hour ends

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds just before the sun goes - learned from 68 rated clear past sunsets across every place Sky Time tracks.

Moon

First quarter

61% lit

2:26 PM – 12:51 AM

ESE WSW
2:26 PM Moonrise
2:47 PM 4°
7:38 PM Highest, 36°
12:30 AM 4°
12:51 AM 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 Clear sky
5% 15% 73% 4 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 72°F Mainly clear
36% 36% 41% 2 mph
Evening 7 PM 66°F Clear sky
5% 22% 50% 5 mph
Late Night 11 PM 64°F Overcast
100% 22% 59% 2 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:13 AM–6:39 AM
  • Sunrise 6:39 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:39 AM–7:14 AM
  • Morning best color 6:48 AM
  • Moonrise 2:26 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:12 PM–5:47 PM
  • Evening best color 5:33 PM
  • Sunset 5:47 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:47 PM–6:13 PM
  • Fully dark 7:13 PM–5:14 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 12:53 AM–5:14 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