Kourou, French Guiana Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kourou (French Guiana, Guyane). Current time: Saturday, 2026-07-25, 00:50 (GMT-03:00) America/Cayenne . All times are shown in Kourou local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 82.46%, Maximal illumination for this day: 89.05%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-07-29, 11:37; remaining time: 4d 10h 46m 50s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	15:46
Moonset:	02:56

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 405 132 km
251 737 mi
Kourou ↔ Moon, nearest point: 400 532 km
248 879 mi
View angle: 0.492°

Kourou on map:

Kourou

Info

Local timezone:	GMT-03:00
Latitude:	5.16281°
Longitude:	-52.64265°
Country:	French Guiana Guyane
Population:	24 029

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 82.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 10 Day, 17 hours, 37 minutes. (≈10.734 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -40°

Kourou, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 26.3°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 236°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-23	2026-07-24	2026-07-25	2026-07-26	2026-07-27
Day:	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Moonrise:	14:04:00	14:54:00	15:46:00	16:37:00	17:28:00
Moonset:	01:20:00	02:07:00	02:56:00	03:48:00	04:39:00

Kourou moonrise, moonset and phase informations for whole month (or Year 2026):

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