Tsiolkovsky, Amur, Russia

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Tsiolkovsky, Amur, Russia

That morning

Sunrise

6:45 AM

6:45 AM

6:12 AM Blue hour
6:45 AM Sunrise
7:31 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:42 PM

5:42 PM

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

4:56 PM Golden hour
5:42 PM Sunset
6:16 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:27 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:12 PM Dark enough
4:27 AM Best
4:43 AM Moonrise
5:17 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
53°
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

3:31 AM – 5:08 PM

E W
3:31 AM Moonrise
3:58 AM 4°
10:24 AM Highest, 46°
4:43 PM 4°
5:08 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 3:32 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:12 AM–6:45 AM
  • Sunrise 6:45 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:45 AM–7:31 AM
  • Morning best color 6:56 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:56 PM–5:42 PM
  • Moonset 5:09 PM
  • Evening best color 5:24 PM
  • Sunset 5:42 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:42 PM–6:16 PM
  • Fully dark 7:34 PM–4:55 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:34 PM–4:44 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Tsiolkovsky, Amur, Russia

Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | MKA Kinosputnik, KOEN and others Marginal, look NE
Sat 14 Nov 2026 10:16 AM International Space Station Modest pass, S to SE, 15 deg up
Sat 14 Nov 2026 6:03 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 14 Nov 2026 6:09 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 14 Nov 2026 6:09 PM International Space Station Modest pass, SE to SE, 10 deg up
Sun 15 Nov 2026 5:17 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 6:06 PM Partial lunar eclipse 93% of it above your horizon
Thu 6 Jul 2028 3:20 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 71 minutes
Sun 31 Dec 2028 1:51 AM Total lunar eclipse 77% of it above your horizon
Thu 20 Dec 2029 7:42 AM Partial solar eclipse 86.2% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 4:35 PM Partial lunar eclipse 86% of it above your horizon
Sat 15 Jun 2030 3:33 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 66 minutes
Sun 25 Apr 2032 12:13 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 46 minutes
Mon 18 Oct 2032 4:03 AM Partial solar eclipse 69% of the Sun covered
Wed 3 Nov 2032 2:57 PM Total lunar eclipse 93% of it above your horizon
Thu 14 Apr 2033 4:12 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 78 minutes
Sat 8 Oct 2033 7:55 PM Partial solar eclipse 56% of the Sun covered
Sun 2 Sep 2035 9:53 AM Total lunar eclipse 71% of it above your horizon
Mon 11 Feb 2036 7:12 AM Partial solar eclipse 25.7% of the Sun covered
Sun 20 Apr 2042 11:40 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it