TODAY
Baikonur, Kazakhstan
High 60°F, low 38°F.

Sunrise

Fair

7:05 AM

Very LowExcellent
High cloud
0%catches the color
Low cloud
0%toward the horizon, blocks the light
Rain chance
0%
Humidity
57%
6:35 AM Blue hour
7:05 AM Sunrise
7:09 AM Best color
7:46 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 4:19 AM

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds as the sun comes up - learned from 79 rated clear past sunrises across every place Sky Time tracks.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 7 an hour

Best around 5:28 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
60°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
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.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, SE to E

Rises 4:48 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SE
Rising, then up to SE
When
4:48 AM
until 4:51 AM
Visible for
2m 20s
Highest
14° SE
Ends
Sets E

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Satellite

International Space Station

Brilliant pass, WSW to ENE

Rises 6:22 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WSW
Rising, then up to SE
When
6:22 AM
until 6:29 AM
Visible for
6m 40s
Highest
86° SE
Ends
Sets ENE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Later today

Sunset

Good

5:57 PM

Very LowExcellent
High cloud
0%catches the color
Low cloud
0%toward the horizon, blocks the light
Rain chance
0%
Humidity
18%
5:17 PM Golden hour
5:51 PM Best color
5:57 PM Sunset
6:27 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 4:19 AM

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds just before the sun goes - learned from 68 rated clear past sunsets across every place Sky Time tracks.

Moon

Waxing crescent

34% lit

1:52 PM – 10:01 PM

SE SW
1:52 PM Moonrise
2:24 PM 4°
5:56 PM Highest, 18°
9:30 PM 4°
10:01 PM Moonset

Current local time: 4:19 AM

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

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 41°F Clear sky
0% 0% 49% 11 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 59°F Clear sky
0% 0% 20% 13 mph
Evening 7 PM 54°F Clear sky
0% 0% 20% 8 mph
Late Night 11 PM 48°F Clear sky
0% 0% 31% 7 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:35 AM–7:05 AM
  • Sunrise 7:05 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:05 AM–7:46 AM
  • Morning best color 7:09 AM
  • Moonrise 1:53 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:17 PM–5:57 PM
  • Evening best color 5:51 PM
  • Sunset 5:57 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:57 PM–6:27 PM
  • Night 6:27 PM–6:36 AM
  • Fully dark 7:37 PM–5:28 AM
  • Moonset 10:01 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:07 PM–5:28 AM

Tomorrow

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Cloud, aurora and darkness around Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Next few days

Pick a date
Sun, Oct 18
Fair 6:48 AM–7:24 AM
Good 5:38 PM–6:14 PM
Mon, Oct 19
Good 6:50 AM–7:26 AM
Good 5:36 PM–6:12 PM
Tue, Oct 20
Excellent 6:51 AM–7:27 AM
5:08 AM
Good 5:34 PM–6:10 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Baikonur, Kazakhstan

International Space Station Modest pass, SE to ESE, 14 deg up
Sat 17 Oct 2026 4:48 AM International Space Station Brilliant pass, WSW to ENE, 86 deg up
Sat 17 Oct 2026 6:22 AM Orionids Active, around 7 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 5:28 AM Orionids Around 16 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:08 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 4:57 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 4:57 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 5 Nov 2026 1:13 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:10 PM to 5:50 AM Mon 9 Nov 2026 12:01 PM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 12 Nov 2026 1:04 AM Leonids Around 8 an hour
Tue 17 Nov 2026 6:14 AM Full Beaver Moon Rises 4:26 PM in the NE Tue 24 Nov 2026 4:26 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 6:20 AM Tue 8 Dec 2026 5:50 AM Geminids Around 137 an hour
Sun 13 Dec 2026 2:47 AM Winter solstice Shortest day, 8h 41m of light · sunset 5:05 PM in the SW Tue 22 Dec 2026 1:50 AM Ursids A few an hour
Mon 21 Dec 2026 6:50 AM Full Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 3:58 PM in the NE Wed 23 Dec 2026 3:58 PM Quadrantids Around 21 an hour
Sun 3 Jan 2027 6:44 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:10 PM to 6:30 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 1:22 AM Full 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 Full 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 Full Worm Moon Rises 7:15 PM in the E Mon 22 Mar 2027 7:15 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:10 PM to 4:30 AM Tue 6 Apr 2027 4:56 AM Milky Way Visible 2:34 AM to 4:19 AM with no moon, 14° above the south-southeastern horizon - 13 nights 1 Apr to 13 Apr
Sun 11 Apr 2027 2:34 AM Full Pink Moon Rises 7:24 PM in the ESE Tue 20 Apr 2027 7:24 PM 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 New moon Moonless and fully dark 11:10 PM to 2:20 AM Fri 4 Jun 2027 12:47 AM Full Strawberry Moon Rises 8:35 PM in the SE Fri 18 Jun 2027 8:35 PM Summer solstice Longest day, 15h 42m of light · sunset 8:39 PM in the NW Mon 21 Jun 2027 7:10 PM Milky Way Visible 11:14 PM to 2:28 AM with no moon, 15° above the southern horizon - 16 nights 27 Jun to 12 Jul
Sat 3 Jul 2027 11:14 PM New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 11:20 PM to 2:20 AM Sat 3 Jul 2027 8:07 AM Full Buck Moon (micromoon) Micromoon - rises 8:34 PM in the ESE Sun 18 Jul 2027 8:34 PM Southern Delta Aquariids Around 9 an hour
Wed 28 Jul 2027 3:06 AM Milky Way Visible 10:30 PM to 12:40 AM with no moon, 15° above the southern horizon - 13 nights 27 Jul to 8 Aug
Thu 29 Jul 2027 10:30 PM New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 10:30 PM to 3:20 AM Mon 2 Aug 2027 3:07 PM Partial solar eclipse 2.4% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 3:18 PM Perseids Around 89 an hour
Thu 12 Aug 2027 4:00 AM Full Sturgeon Moon Rises 7:47 PM in the ESE Tue 17 Aug 2027 7:47 PM Milky Way Visible 9:29 PM to 10:49 PM with no moon, 14° above the south-southwestern horizon - 12 nights 25 Aug to 5 Sep
Wed 25 Aug 2027 9:29 PM Black Moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 9:20 PM to 4:10 AM Tue 31 Aug 2027 10:39 PM Full Harvest Moon Rises 6:28 PM in the E Wed 15 Sep 2027 6:28 PM Autumn equinox Sunset due west, 6:43 PM Thu 23 Sep 2027 11:01 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:20 PM to 5:00 AM Wed 29 Sep 2027 7:33 AM Draconids A few an hour
Fri 8 Oct 2027 7:45 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:30 PM in the ENE Fri 15 Oct 2027 5:30 PM Orionids Around 8 an hour
Thu 21 Oct 2027 5:07 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:20 PM to 5:40 AM Fri 29 Oct 2027 6:34 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Fri 5 Nov 2027 1:13 AM Full Beaver Moon Rises 4:22 PM in the ENE Sat 13 Nov 2027 4:22 PM Leonids A few an hour
Wed 17 Nov 2027 6:14 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 6:10 AM Sat 27 Nov 2027 8:24 AM Full Cold Moon Rises 4:25 PM in the NE Mon 13 Dec 2027 4:25 PM Geminids Around 29 an hour
Tue 14 Dec 2027 2:48 AM 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

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