Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Thursday, October 10, 2024

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Baikonur, Kazakhstan

That morning

Sunrise

6:57 AM

6:57 AM

Clears the hills at 7:00 AM, 3 min after sunrise

6:27 AM Blue hour
6:57 AM Sunrise
7:37 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:10 PM

6:10 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

5:30 PM Golden hour
6:10 PM Sunset
6:39 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:40 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:40 PM Dark enough
10:35 PM Moonset
4:40 AM Best
5:28 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
58°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet, the same stream as May's Eta Aquariids. The comet itself last came round in 1986 and returns in 2061; its dust arrives every October.

The estimate is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Moon

First quarter

45% lit

2:39 PM – 10:35 PM

SE SW
2:39 PM Moonrise
3:12 PM 4°
6:37 PM Highest, 17°
10:03 PM 4°
10:35 PM Moonset

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:27 AM–6:57 AM
  • Sunrise 6:57 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:57 AM–7:37 AM
  • Morning best color 7:08 AM
  • Moonrise 2:40 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:30 PM–6:10 PM
  • Evening best color 5:52 PM
  • Sunset 6:10 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:10 PM–6:39 PM
  • Fully dark 7:48 PM–5:19 AM
  • Moonset 10:35 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:38 PM–5:19 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 2 Nov 2026 7:02 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 2 Nov 2026 7:02 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 7:00 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:10 PM to 5:50 AM Mon 9 Nov 2026 12:01 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 6:51 PM Leonids Around 8 an hour
Tue 17 Nov 2026 6:44 PM Partial solar eclipse 2.4% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 3:18 PM Partial lunar eclipse 38% of the Moon in shadow
Thu 6 Jul 2028 11:20 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 71 minutes
Sun 31 Dec 2028 9:51 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 53 minutes
Thu 20 Dec 2029 3:42 AM Partial solar eclipse 68.5% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 10:48 AM Partial lunar eclipse 50% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 15 Jun 2030 11:33 PM Total lunar eclipse 65% of it above your horizon
Sun 25 Apr 2032 8:13 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 46 minutes
Mon 18 Oct 2032 12:03 AM Partial solar eclipse 19.1% of the Sun covered
Wed 3 Nov 2032 9:22 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 48 minutes
Thu 14 Apr 2033 12:12 AM Partial solar eclipse 53.4% of the Sun covered
Mon 20 Mar 2034 4:39 PM Partial solar eclipse 10.2% of the Sun covered
Sun 2 Sep 2035 6:07 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 74 minutes
Mon 11 Feb 2036 3:12 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it