Kourou, French Guiana

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

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Kourou, French Guiana

Meteor shower

Orionids

Around 15 an hour

Best around 4:44 AM

From 7:44 PM to 4:45 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
79°
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.

That morning

Sunrise

6:15 AM

6:15 AM

5:54 AM Blue hour
6:15 AM Sunrise
6:43 AM Golden hour ends

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, WSW to SSW

Rises 5:30 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WSW
Rising, then up to SW
When
5:30 AM
until 5:32 AM
Visible for
2m 10s
Highest
13° SW
Ends
Sets SSW

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

Sunset

6:14 PM

6:14 PM

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

5:46 PM Golden hour
6:14 PM Sunset
6:35 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

77% lit

2:52 PM – 3:06 AM

E W
2:52 PM Moonrise
3:08 PM 4°
8:59 PM Highest, 76°
2:50 AM 4°
3:06 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 2:21 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:54 AM–6:15 AM
  • Morning best color 6:00 AM
  • Sunrise 6:15 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:15 AM–6:43 AM
  • Moonrise 2:52 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:46 PM–6:14 PM
  • Sunset 6:14 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:14 PM–6:35 PM
  • Evening best color 6:30 PM
  • Fully dark 7:24 PM–5:05 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 3:14 AM–5:05 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Kourou, French Guiana

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 Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 12:56 AM Leonids Around 8 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 4:41 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