Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

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Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:41 AM

6:41 AM

6:15 AM Blue hour
6:41 AM Sunrise
7:16 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:44 PM

5:44 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

5:09 PM Golden hour
5:44 PM Sunset
6:11 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 14 an hour

Best around 4:44 AM

From 7:14 PM to 5:11 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. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom.

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

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, SW to SSW

Rises 7:20 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SW
Rising, then up to SSW
When
7:20 PM
until 7:22 PM
Visible for
1m 40s
Highest
25° SSW
Ends
Fades at 25°

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

79% lit

3:21 PM – 2:55 AM

ESE W
3:21 PM Moonrise
3:41 PM 4°
9:07 PM Highest, 46°
2:35 AM 4°
2:55 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 1:53 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:15 AM–6:41 AM
  • Sunrise 6:41 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:41 AM–7:16 AM
  • Morning best color 6:50 AM
  • Moonrise 3:21 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:09 PM–5:44 PM
  • Evening best color 5:31 PM
  • Sunset 5:44 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:44 PM–6:11 PM
  • Fully dark 7:10 PM–5:16 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 3:00 AM–5:16 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

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 Full Beaver Moon Rises 4:19 PM in the ENE Mon 23 Nov 2026 4:19 PM 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