Tsiolkovsky, Amur, Russia

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

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Tsiolkovsky, Amur, Russia Wednesday 29 July 2026

Meteor shower

Perseids

Active, around 16 an hour

Best around 3:55 AM

Radiant climbs to
62°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
15% lost
Speed
59 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 most dependable shower of the year, on warm summer nights in the north.

That morning

Sunrise

4:45 AM

4:45 AM

4:03 AM Blue hour
4:45 AM Sunrise
5:35 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:22 PM

8:22 PM

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

7:32 PM Golden hour
8:22 PM Sunset
9:04 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Buck Moon

Rises 8:28 PM in the SE

8:28 PM – 4:57 AM

SE SW
8:28 PM Moonrise
9:01 PM 4°
12:42 AM Highest, 18°
4:24 AM 4°
4:57 AM Moonset

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

Rises
8:28 PM in the SE
Exactly full
11:37 PM
Distance
248,095 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Timetable

  • Moonset 3:41 AM
  • Morning blue hour 4:03 AM–4:45 AM
  • Morning best color 4:28 AM
  • Sunrise 4:45 AM
  • Morning golden hour 4:45 AM–5:35 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:32 PM–8:22 PM
  • Sunset 8:22 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:22 PM–9:04 PM
  • Moonrise 8:29 PM
  • Evening best color 8:38 PM
  • Fully dark 11:26 PM–1:44 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
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Upcoming celestial events for Tsiolkovsky, Amur, Russia

Tiangong space station Modest pass, S to SSE, 13 deg up
Thu 8 Oct 2026 5:03 AM Draconids Around 6 an hour
Thu 8 Oct 2026 7:20 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, SSW to S, 11 deg up
Fri 9 Oct 2026 5:40 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:40 PM to 4:50 AM Sat 10 Oct 2026 12:50 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

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