Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Monday, December 8, 2025

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Baikonur, Kazakhstan

That morning

Sunrise

8:14 AM

8:14 AM

7:40 AM Blue hour
8:14 AM Sunrise
9:03 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:02 PM

5:02 PM

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

4:13 PM Golden hour
5:02 PM Sunset
5:36 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 18 an hour

Best around 3:02 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
77°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
63% 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

85% lit

8:46 PM – 12:09 PM

ENE WNW
8:46 PM Moonrise
9:13 PM 4°
4:34 AM Highest, 64°
11:44 AM 4°
12:09 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 7:40 AM–8:14 AM
  • Morning best color 7:59 AM
  • Sunrise 8:14 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:14 AM–9:03 AM
  • Moonset 11:40 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:13 PM–5:02 PM
  • Sunset 5:02 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:02 PM–5:36 PM
  • Evening best color 5:18 PM
  • Fully dark 6:50 PM–6:27 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:50 PM–8:50 PM
  • Moonrise 8:46 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Baikonur, Kazakhstan

International Space Station Brilliant pass, WSW to ENE, 84 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