Kourou, French Guiana

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

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Kourou, French Guiana

Meteor shower

Southern Taurids

A few an hour

Best around 12:56 AM

The night7:41 PM – 4:46 AM+1

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
80°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
27 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, as does rain on the radar now.

Not many meteors, but known for bright fireballs.

That morning

Sunrise

6:16 AM

6:16 AM

5:54 AM Blue hour
6:16 AM Sunrise
6:44 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:11 PM

6:11 PM

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

5:43 PM Golden hour
6:11 PM Sunset
6:33 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

21% lit

2:25 AM – 2:50 PM

E W
2:25 AM Moonrise
2:41 AM 4°
8:38 AM Highest, 89°
2:33 PM 4°
2:50 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 2:25 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:54 AM–6:16 AM
  • Morning best color 6:01 AM
  • Sunrise 6:16 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:16 AM–6:44 AM
  • Moonset 2:50 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:43 PM–6:11 PM
  • Sunset 6:11 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:11 PM–6:33 PM
  • Evening best color 6:27 PM
  • Fully dark 7:23 PM–5:05 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:23 PM–3:13 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Kourou, French Guiana

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 7:41 PM Leonids Around 8 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 7:41 PM Full Beaver Moon Rises 6:19 PM in the ENE Tue 24 Nov 2026 6:19 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:40 PM to 5:10 AM Tue 8 Dec 2026 9:50 PM Geminids Around 132 an hour
Sun 13 Dec 2026 7:49 PM 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 Partial solar eclipse 97.2% of the Sun covered
Sat 12 Aug 2045 3:55 PM Partial solar eclipse 0.7% of the Sun covered
Thu 2 Aug 2046 6:25 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it