Kourou, French Guiana Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kourou (French Guiana, Guyane). Current time: Sunday, 2026-09-06, 10:21 (GMT-03:00) America/Cayenne . All times are shown in Kourou local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 19.93%, Maximal illumination for this day: 29.96%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-09-26, 13:50; remaining time: 20d 3h 28m 34s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	01:58
Moonset:	14:49

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 363 956 km
226 151 mi
Kourou ↔ Moon, nearest point: 356 864 km
221 745 mi
View angle: 0.547°

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: 25.5%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 24 Day, 13 hours, 23 minutes. (≈24.558 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 2°

Kourou, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 56.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 312.6°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-09-04	2026-09-05	2026-09-06	2026-09-07	2026-09-08
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	00:00:00	00:54:00	01:58:00	03:00:00	04:00:00
Moonset:	12:44:00	13:48:00	14:49:00	15:47:00	16:40:00

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

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