Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Friday, April 24, 2026

TODAY
Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Meteor shower

Lyrids

Active, around 5 an hour

Best around 4:14 AM

Radiant climbs to
77°
Under a perfect sky
18/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
49 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.

Usually steady, but now and then it has a short burst of many more.

That morning

Sunrise

5:45 AM

5:45 AM

5:13 AM Blue hour
5:45 AM Sunrise
6:26 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:44 PM

7:44 PM

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

7:03 PM Golden hour
7:44 PM Sunset
8:16 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

First quarter

52% lit

11:42 AM – 3:04 AM

ENE WNW
11:42 AM Moonrise
12:09 PM 4°
7:29 PM Highest, 64°
2:40 AM 4°
3:04 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 2:36 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:13 AM–5:45 AM
  • Morning best color 5:30 AM
  • Sunrise 5:45 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:45 AM–6:26 AM
  • Moonrise 11:42 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:03 PM–7:44 PM
  • Sunset 7:44 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:44 PM–8:16 PM
  • Evening best color 7:58 PM
  • Fully dark 9:38 PM–3:49 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 3:08 AM–3:49 AM
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Tue 13 Oct 2026 5:36 AM Orionids Around 16 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:08 AM 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

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