Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Thursday, October 12, 2023

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Baikonur, Kazakhstan

That morning

Sunrise

7:58 AM

7:58 AM

Clears the hills at 8:01 AM, 3 min after sunrise

7:28 AM Blue hour
7:58 AM Sunrise
8:38 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:08 PM

7:08 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sunrise and sunset times - they will not change.

6:27 PM Golden hour
7:08 PM Sunset
7:37 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:38 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:38 PM Dark enough
5:38 AM Best
6:29 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
58°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet, the same stream as May's Eta Aquariids. The comet itself last came round in 1986 and returns in 2061; its dust arrives every October.

The estimate 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. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

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

Moon

Waning crescent

6% lit

5:12 AM – 6:25 PM

E W
5:12 AM Moonrise
5:35 AM 4°
11:51 AM Highest, 51°
6:02 PM 4°
6:25 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 5:12 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:28 AM–7:58 AM
  • Sunrise 7:58 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:58 AM–8:38 AM
  • Morning best color 8:09 AM
  • Moonset 6:25 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:27 PM–7:08 PM
  • Evening best color 6:50 PM
  • Sunset 7:08 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:08 PM–7:37 PM
  • Fully dark 8:46 PM–6:21 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:46 PM–6:16 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 13 Nov 2026 6:48 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 13 Nov 2026 6:48 PM Leonids Around 8 an hour
Tue 17 Nov 2026 6:44 PM Soyuz 2.1b | Progress MS-36 Fair, look NNE
Tue 24 Nov 2026 10:03 AM Full Beaver Moon Rises 4:26 PM in the NE Tue 24 Nov 2026 4:26 PM First day of Hanukkah First day of Hanukkah in Baikonur - sunset at 5:03 PM Sat 5 Dec 2026 5:03 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