Tsiolkovsky, Amur, Russia

Wednesday, December 9, 2026

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Tsiolkovsky, Amur, Russia Wednesday 9 December 2026

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 55 an hour

Best around 2:35 AM

Radiant climbs to
71°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
No interference
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.

That morning

Sunrise

8:21 AM

8:21 AM

7:41 AM Blue hour
8:21 AM Sunrise
9:22 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:17 PM

4:17 PM

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

3:16 PM Golden hour
4:17 PM Sunset
4:57 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

New moon

0% lit

9:01 AM – 3:42 PM

SSE SSW
9:01 AM Moonrise
9:44 AM 4°
12:21 PM Highest, 11°
2:59 PM 4°
3:42 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 7:41 AM–8:21 AM
  • Morning best color 8:05 AM
  • Sunrise 8:21 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:21 AM–9:22 AM
  • Moonrise 9:01 AM
  • Evening golden hour 3:16 PM–4:17 PM
  • Moonset 3:43 PM
  • Sunset 4:17 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:17 PM–4:57 PM
  • Evening best color 4:33 PM
  • Fully dark 6:21 PM–6:18 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:21 PM–6:18 AM
← Previous day Tuesday Tue, Dec 8
Next day → Thursday Thu, Dec 10

Upcoming celestial events for Tsiolkovsky, Amur, Russia

Geminids Around 128 an hour
Sun 13 Dec 2026 2:31 AM Winter solstice Shortest day, 7h 47m of light · sunset 4:19 PM in the SW Tue 22 Dec 2026 5:50 AM Ursids A few an hour
Tue 22 Dec 2026 6:49 AM Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 2:48 PM in the NE Wed 23 Dec 2026 2:48 PM Quadrantids Around 49 an hour
Sun 3 Jan 2027 6:59 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:40 PM to 6:20 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 5:23 AM

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