Sullurpeta, Andhra Pradesh, India

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Sullurpeta, Andhra Pradesh, India

That morning

Sunrise

6:00 AM

6:00 AM

5:38 AM Blue hour
6:00 AM Sunrise
6:28 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:52 PM

5:52 PM

Behind the hills at 5:49 PM, 3 min before sunset

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

5:23 PM Golden hour
5:52 PM Sunset
6:13 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 3:37 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:22 PM Dark enough
1:39 AM Moonset
3:37 AM Best
4:30 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
74°
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.

Meteor shower

Southern Taurids

Best around 1:07 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:22 PM Dark enough
1:07 AM Best
1:39 AM Moonset
4:30 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
86°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
11% lost
Speed
27 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Encke (2P/Encke)

Dust from Comet Encke, which goes round the Sun every 3.3 years, the shortest of any bright comet. Its stream is old and spread wide, so the Taurids last for weeks and carry larger pieces than most: the 'Halloween fireballs'.

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.

Not many meteors, but known for bright fireballs.

Event

Dussehra

Indian holiday

Dussehra in Sullurpeta - effigies alight after sunset at 5:52 PM

Fireworks from 6:22 PM

Fireworks sky: not known yet

Sunset
5:52 PM
Cloud at 8 PM
Not known yet
Rain chance
Not known yet
This evening
Moon
69% lit
Up from the start
Where the Sun is
W, 6° up
at 5:22 PM

Dussehra, or Vijayadashami, the tenth day of the waxing moon of Ashvin, celebrates the victory of good over evil - Lord Rama's over the demon king Ravana, and the goddess Durga's over Mahishasura - at the end of Navratri. At dusk huge effigies of Ravana, packed with fireworks, are set alight with a flaming arrow.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

66% lit

1:58 PM – 1:39 AM

ESE WSW
1:58 PM Moonrise
2:16 PM 4°
7:49 PM Highest, 55°
1:21 AM 4°
1:39 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 12:40 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:38 AM–6:00 AM
  • Sunrise 6:00 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:00 AM–6:28 AM
  • Morning best color 6:11 AM
  • Moonrise 1:59 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:23 PM–5:52 PM
  • Evening best color 5:34 PM
  • Sunset 5:52 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:52 PM–6:13 PM
  • Fully dark 7:03 PM–4:49 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 1:43 AM–4:49 AM

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