Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Thursday, October 22, 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
7:17 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:43 PM

5:43 PM

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

5:08 PM Golden hour
5:43 PM Sunset
6:09 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 11 an hour

Best around 4:43 AM

The night7:13 PM – 5:12 AM+1

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, SSW to ESE

Rises 6:21 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Rising, then up to SE
When
6:21 PM
until 6:25 PM
Visible for
4m 10s
Highest
20° SE
Ends
Sets ESE

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

86% lit

3:46 PM – 3:58 AM

E W
3:46 PM Moonrise
4:06 PM 4°
9:51 PM Highest, 52°
3:38 AM 4°
3:58 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 2:55 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:15 AM–6:41 AM
  • Sunrise 6:41 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:41 AM–7:17 AM
  • Morning best color 6:51 AM
  • Moonrise 3:46 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:08 PM–5:43 PM
  • Evening best color 5:30 PM
  • Sunset 5:43 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:43 PM–6:09 PM
  • Fully dark 7:09 PM–5:17 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 3:59 AM–5:17 AM

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