Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Saturday, December 6, 2025

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Baikonur, Kazakhstan

That morning

Sunrise

8:12 AM

8:12 AM

7:38 AM Blue hour
8:12 AM Sunrise
9:01 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:03 PM

5:03 PM

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

4:14 PM Golden hour
5:03 PM Sunset
5:37 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 8 an hour

Best around 3:18 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
77°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
75% lost
Speed
35 km/s

The rate at the top 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. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

The strongest shower of the year, and you can watch it most of the night.

Moon

Waning gibbous

97% lit

6:06 PM – 11:00 AM

NE NW
6:06 PM Moonrise
6:36 PM 4°
2:37 AM Highest, 72°
10:31 AM 4°
11:00 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:38 AM–8:12 AM
  • Morning best color 7:57 AM
  • Sunrise 8:12 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:12 AM–9:01 AM
  • Moonset 10:06 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:14 PM–5:03 PM
  • Sunset 5:03 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:03 PM–5:37 PM
  • Evening best color 5:18 PM
  • Moonrise 6:06 PM
  • Fully dark 6:50 PM–6:26 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Baikonur, Kazakhstan

International Space Station Brilliant pass, WSW to ENE, 86 deg up
Sat 17 Oct 2026 6:22 AM Orionids Active, around 7 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 5:28 AM Orionids Around 16 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:08 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 4:57 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 4:57 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 5 Nov 2026 1:13 AM 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