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Kourou, French Guiana — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 6.2%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Aug 20, 2025 at 7:39:27 pm
Sunrise Today: 6:26 am 78° East
Sunset Today: 6:41 pm 282° West
Moonrise Today: 3:58 am 64° Northeast
Moonset Today: 4:45 pm 295° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 12 hours, 16 minutes (-15s)
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Today's Sun Position in Kourou

Time:7:39 pm
Altitude:-14.8°
Direction:284° W
Phase:Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 12h 15m 38s (Aug 20, 2025)

15 seconds shorter than yesterday (Aug 19, 2025)

26 minutes, 3 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

9 minutes, 40 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Kourou Today

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Night12:00 am – 5:15 am
Astro. Twilight5:15 am – 5:39 am
Nautical Twilight5:39 am – 6:04 am
Civil Twilight6:04 am – 6:26 am
Daylight6:26 am – 6:41 pm
Civil Twilight6:41 pm – 7:02 pm
Nautical Twilight7:02 pm – 7:27 pm
Astro. Twilight7:27 pm – 7:52 pm
Night7:52 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Kourou - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
AugSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Aug 206:26 am6:41 pm12:15:38−0:1512:33 pm (83.0°)94.050
Aug 216:25 am6:41 pm12:15:22−0:1512:33 pm (83.3°)94.031
Aug 226:25 am6:40 pm12:15:06−0:1512:33 pm (83.6°)94.012
Aug 236:25 am6:40 pm12:14:50−0:1612:33 pm (84.0°)93.993
Aug 246:25 am6:40 pm12:14:34−0:1612:32 pm (84.3°)93.973
Aug 256:25 am6:39 pm12:14:18−0:1612:32 pm (84.7°)93.953
Aug 266:25 am6:39 pm12:14:02−0:1612:32 pm (85.0°)93.932
* All times are local time for Kourou. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Kourou

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Kourou - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
AugMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Aug 203:58 am4:45 pm-10:22 am(69.4°)234,7858.4%
Aug 214:55 am5:37 pm-11:17 am(73.5°)236,7803.2%
Aug 225:48 am6:24 pm-12:07 pm(78.7°)239,0440.5%
Aug 236:38 am7:07 pm-12:53 pm(84.6°)241,4820.2%
Aug 247:24 am7:47 pm-1:36 pm(89.2°)243,9772.2%
Aug 258:08 am8:26 pm-2:17 pm(83.0°)246,3626.3%
Aug 268:50 am9:04 pm-2:58 pm(76.9°)248,46412.0%
* All times are local time for Kourou. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Kourou This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Wed, Aug 20, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryThu 5:09 amThu 5:27 pmThu 11:18 amSlightly difficult to see
VenusThu 4:06 amThu 4:28 pmThu 10:17 amGood visibility
MarsWed 9:04 amWed 9:06 pmWed 3:05 pmAverage visibility
JupiterThu 3:29 amThu 3:49 pmThu 9:39 amFairly good visibility
SaturnWed 8:37 pmThu 8:38 amThu 2:37 amPerfect visibility
UranusThu 12:18 amThu 12:36 pmThu 6:27 amAverage visibility
NeptuneWed 8:38 pmThu 8:40 amThu 2:39 amDifficult to see
* All times are local time for Kourou.

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