Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Sunday, January 3, 2027

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Baikonur, Kazakhstan Sunday 3 January 2027

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Around 18 an hour

Best around 7:32 AM

Radiant climbs to
73°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
No interference
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.

4:25 PM Golden hour
5:14 PM Sunset
5:48 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

18% lit

4:39 AM – 1:28 PM

SE SW
4:39 AM Moonrise
5:08 AM 4°
9:03 AM Highest, 21°
12:59 PM 4°
1:28 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 4:40 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:53 AM–8:27 AM
  • Morning best color 8:10 AM
  • Sunrise 8:27 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:27 AM–9:16 AM
  • Moonset 1:28 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:25 PM–5:14 PM
  • Sunset 5:14 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:14 PM–5:48 PM
  • Evening best color 5:31 PM
  • Fully dark 7:02 PM–6:39 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:02 PM–5:52 AM
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Upcoming celestial events for Baikonur, Kazakhstan

New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:10 PM to 6:30 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 1:23 AM Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 5:27 PM in the ENE Fri 22 Jan 2027 5:27 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:50 PM to 6:20 AM Sat 6 Feb 2027 8:56 PM Snow Moon Rises 5:44 PM in the ENE Sat 20 Feb 2027 5:44 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:30 PM to 5:30 AM Mon 8 Mar 2027 2:31 PM Spring equinox Sunset due west, 6:59 PM Sun 21 Mar 2027 1:24 AM Partial solar eclipse 2.4% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 3:18 PM

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