Kourou, French Guiana Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kourou (French Guiana, Guyane). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-10-07, 16:58 (GMT-03:00) America/Cayenne . All times are shown in Kourou local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 7.22%, Maximal illumination for this day: 13.98%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-10-26, 01:13; remaining time: 18d 8h 14m 51s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	03:40
Moonset:	16:09

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 375 520 km
233 337 mi
Kourou ↔ Moon, nearest point: 374 854 km
232 923 mi
View angle: 0.53°

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: 9%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 26 Day, 16 hours, 3 minutes. (≈26.668 Day)

Moon illumination angle = 118°

Kourou, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -10.2°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 278°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-05	2026-10-06	2026-10-07	2026-10-08	2026-10-09
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	01:53:00	02:48:00	03:40:00	04:28:00	05:16:00
Moonset:	14:34:00	15:24:00	16:09:00	16:52:00	17:34:00

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

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