Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Tuesday, April 20, 2027

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Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Meteor shower

Lyrids

Active, around 6 an hour

Best around 4:08 AM

Radiant climbs to
75°
Under a perfect sky
18/hour
Moonlight
25% lost
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

5:52 AM

5:52 AM

5:21 AM Blue hour
5:52 AM Sunrise
6:33 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:38 PM

7:38 PM

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

6:58 PM Golden hour
7:38 PM Sunset
8:10 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Pink Moon

Rises 7:24 PM in the ESE

7:24 PM – 5:31 AM

Named for creeping phlox, a pink wildflower among the first to bloom in spring.

ESE WSW
7:24 PM Moonrise
7:50 PM 4°
12:28 AM Highest, 29°
5:05 AM 4°
5:31 AM Moonset

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

Rises
7:24 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
3:24 AM
Distance
238,165 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 5:08 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:21 AM–5:52 AM
  • Morning best color 5:38 AM
  • Sunrise 5:52 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:52 AM–6:33 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:58 PM–7:38 PM
  • Moonrise 7:25 PM
  • Sunset 7:38 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:38 PM–8:10 PM
  • Evening best color 7:54 PM
  • Fully dark 9:30 PM–3:58 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Lyrids Around 11 an hour
Thu 22 Apr 2027 4:11 AM Eta Aquariids Around 11 an hour
Wed 5 May 2027 3:42 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 10:10 PM to 3:20 AM Thu 6 May 2027 4:06 PM Milky Way Visible 12:46 AM to 3:17 AM with no moon, 15° above the southern horizon - 15 nights 28 Apr to 12 May
Sat 8 May 2027 12:46 AM Full Flower Moon Rises 8:44 PM in the SE Thu 20 May 2027 8:44 PM Milky Way Visible 11:01 PM to 2:27 AM with no moon, 15° above the southern horizon - 15 nights 28 May to 11 Jun
Fri 4 Jun 2027 11:01 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it