Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

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Baikonur, Kazakhstan

That morning

Sunrise

7:04 AM

7:04 AM

Clears the hills at 7:07 AM, 3 min after sunrise

6:35 AM Blue hour
7:04 AM Sunrise
7:45 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:59 PM

5:59 PM

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

5:18 PM Golden hour
5:59 PM Sunset
6:29 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:44 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:29 PM Dark enough
4:44 AM Best
5:36 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
59°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
40% lost
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

Waxing gibbous

98% lit

5:24 PM – 6:41 AM

E W
5:24 PM Moonrise
5:46 PM 4°
11:59 PM Highest, 51°
6:18 AM 4°
6:41 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:17 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:35 AM–7:04 AM
  • Sunrise 7:04 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:04 AM–7:45 AM
  • Morning best color 7:16 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:18 PM–5:59 PM
  • Moonrise 5:24 PM
  • Evening best color 5:41 PM
  • Sunset 5:59 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:59 PM–6:29 PM
  • Fully dark 7:38 PM–5:27 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Baikonur, Kazakhstan

International Space Station Modest pass, WSW to SSW, 13 deg up
Mon 2 Nov 2026 6:39 AM 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 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