Kourou, French Guiana Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kourou (French Guiana, Guyane). Current time: Sunday, 2026-08-16, 14:19 (GMT-03:00) America/Cayenne . All times are shown in Kourou local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 14.03%, Maximal illumination for this day: 22.08%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-08-28, 01:19; remaining time: 11d 11h 0m 21s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	09:34
Moonset:	21:48

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 389 892 km
242 268 mi
Kourou ↔ Moon, nearest point: 382 355 km
237 584 mi
View angle: 0.511°

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: 18.7%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 4 Day, 4 hours, 53 minutes. (≈4.203 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -1°

Kourou, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 65.4°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 124.2°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-08-14	2026-08-15	2026-08-16	2026-08-17	2026-08-18
Day:	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Moonrise:	07:58:00	08:47:00	09:34:00	10:20:00	11:08:00
Moonset:	20:23:00	21:06:00	21:48:00	22:30:00	23:15:00

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

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