Kourou, French Guiana

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Kourou, French Guiana

That morning

Sunrise

6:32 AM

6:32 AM

6:09 AM Blue hour
6:32 AM Sunrise
7:02 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:21 PM

6:21 PM

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

5:51 PM Golden hour
6:21 PM Sunset
6:44 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

First quarter

54% lit

12:41 PM – 1:06 AM

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12:41 PM Moonrise
12:58 PM 4°
6:53 PM Highest, 90°
12:49 AM 4°
1:06 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 12:21 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:09 AM–6:32 AM
  • Morning best color 6:17 AM
  • Sunrise 6:32 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:32 AM–7:02 AM
  • Moonrise 12:42 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:51 PM–6:21 PM
  • Sunset 6:21 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:21 PM–6:44 PM
  • Evening best color 6:37 PM
  • Fully dark 7:36 PM–5:17 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 1:16 AM–5:17 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Kourou, French Guiana

Winter solstice Shortest day, 11h 49m of light · sunset 6:23 PM in the WSW Mon 21 Dec 2026 5:50 PM Ursids A few an hour
Mon 21 Dec 2026 7:53 PM Full Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 6:08 PM in the ENE Wed 23 Dec 2026 6:08 PM Quadrantids A few an hour
Sat 2 Jan 2027 7:59 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:50 PM to 5:20 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 5:23 PM Full Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 7:00 PM in the ENE Fri 22 Jan 2027 7:00 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