Kourou, French Guiana Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Kourou (French Guiana, Guyane). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-04-15, 08:51 (GMT-03:00) America/Cayenne . All times are shown in Kourou local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 2.58%, Maximal illumination for this day: 7.42%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 14:24; remaining time: 16d 5h 33m 21s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	04:41
Moonset:	17:05

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 377 506 km
234 572 mi
Kourou ↔ Moon, nearest point: 370 233 km
230 052 mi
View angle: 0.528°

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: 5.4%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27 Day, 7 hours, 55 minutes. (≈27.33 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -109°

Kourou, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: 60.1°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 95.4°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-13	2026-04-14	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	03:14:00	03:57:00	04:41:00	05:26:00	06:14:00
Moonset:	15:27:00	16:15:00	17:05:00	17:57:00	18:52:00

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

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