Baikonur, Kazakhstan

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Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Around 6 an hour

Best around 6:44 AM

Radiant climbs to
64°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
36% lost
Speed
41 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.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

That morning

Sunrise

8:27 AM

8:27 AM

7:53 AM Blue hour
8:27 AM Sunrise
9:16 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:14 PM

5:14 PM

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

4:24 PM Golden hour
5:14 PM Sunset
5:48 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit

3:39 PM – 8:44 AM

NE NW
3:39 PM Moonrise
4:09 PM 4°
12:13 AM Highest, 72°
8:15 AM 4°
8:44 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 7:42 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:53 AM–8:27 AM
  • Morning best color 8:12 AM
  • Sunrise 8:27 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:27 AM–9:16 AM
  • Moonrise 3:39 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:24 PM–5:14 PM
  • Sunset 5:14 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:14 PM–5:48 PM
  • Evening best color 5:29 PM
  • Fully dark 7:01 PM–6:39 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Baikonur, Kazakhstan

International Space Station Modest pass, S to E, 22 deg up
Fri 16 Oct 2026 5:33 AM International Space Station Modest pass, SE to ESE, 14 deg up
Sat 17 Oct 2026 4:48 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 New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:10 PM to 5:50 AM Mon 9 Nov 2026 12:01 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