Tsiolkovsky, Amur, Russia

Friday, May 8, 2026

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Tsiolkovsky, Amur, Russia Friday 8 May 2026

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Active, around 7 an hour

Best around 3:49 AM

Radiant climbs to
17°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
15% lost
Speed
66 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.

Comes from Halley's Comet. Best from the Southern Hemisphere, in the hours before dawn.

That morning

Sunrise

4:46 AM

4:46 AM

4:06 AM Blue hour
4:46 AM Sunrise
5:34 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:01 PM

8:01 PM

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

7:13 PM Golden hour
8:01 PM Sunset
8:42 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

67% lit

1:54 AM – 10:15 AM

SE SW
1:54 AM Moonrise
2:27 AM 4°
6:04 AM Highest, 17°
9:42 AM 4°
10:15 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 1:31 AM
  • Morning blue hour 4:06 AM–4:46 AM
  • Morning best color 4:31 AM
  • Sunrise 4:46 AM
  • Morning golden hour 4:46 AM–5:34 AM
  • Moonset 9:00 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:13 PM–8:01 PM
  • Sunset 8:01 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:01 PM–8:42 PM
  • Evening best color 8:17 PM
  • Fully dark 10:48 PM–1:57 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:48 PM–1:57 AM
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Upcoming celestial events for Tsiolkovsky, Amur, Russia

New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:40 PM to 4:50 AM Sat 10 Oct 2026 12:50 AM International Space Station Modest pass, SSE to SE, 11 deg up
Thu 15 Oct 2026 5:44 AM Orionids Around 14 an hour
Wed 21 Oct 2026 4:52 AM Hunter's Moon Rises 4:38 PM in the ENE Mon 26 Oct 2026 4:38 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 5 Nov 2026 12:53 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:50 PM to 5:40 AM Mon 9 Nov 2026 4:01 PM Partial lunar eclipse 93% of it above your horizon
Thu 6 Jul 2028 3:20 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 71 minutes
Sun 31 Dec 2028 1:51 AM Total lunar eclipse 77% of it above your horizon
Thu 20 Dec 2029 7:42 AM Partial solar eclipse 86.2% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 4:35 PM Partial lunar eclipse 86% of it above your horizon
Sat 15 Jun 2030 3:33 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 66 minutes
Sun 25 Apr 2032 12:13 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 46 minutes
Mon 18 Oct 2032 4:03 AM Partial solar eclipse 69% of the Sun covered
Wed 3 Nov 2032 2:57 PM Total lunar eclipse 93% of it above your horizon
Thu 14 Apr 2033 4:12 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 78 minutes
Sat 8 Oct 2033 7:55 PM Partial solar eclipse 56% of the Sun covered
Sun 2 Sep 2035 9:53 AM Total lunar eclipse 71% of it above your horizon
Mon 11 Feb 2036 7:12 AM

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