Tsiolkovsky, Amur, Russia

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Tsiolkovsky, Amur, Russia

That morning

Sunrise

7:13 AM

7:13 AM

6:38 AM Blue hour
7:13 AM Sunrise
8:02 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:08 PM

5:08 PM

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

4:20 PM Golden hour
5:08 PM Sunset
5:43 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:38 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:38 PM Dark enough
4:38 AM Best
5:45 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
54°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
50% lost
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.

Lunar eclipse

Partial lunar eclipse

12% of the Moon in shadow

Best around 5:14 AM

Moon in shadow
12%
Moon's height
20°
3:02 AM Penumbral begins 38° up
4:36 AM Partial begins 25° up
5:14 AM Greatest eclipse 20° up
5:52 AM Partial ends 14° up
7:25 AM Penumbral ends 1° up

Safe to look at with anything, unlike a solar eclipse - the Moon is only reflecting less light.

Full moon

Full Hunter's Moon

Rises 4:48 PM in the ENE

4:48 PM – 7:30 AM

The full moon after the Harvest Moon. Hunters tracked game across the fields the harvest had cleared, by its light.

ENE WNW
4:48 PM Moonrise
5:14 PM 4°
12:02 AM Highest, 51°
7:02 AM 4°
7:30 AM Moonset

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

Rises
4:48 PM in the ENE
Exactly full
5:26 AM
Distance
229,643 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 6:02 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:38 AM–7:13 AM
  • Sunrise 7:13 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:13 AM–8:02 AM
  • Morning best color 7:24 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:20 PM–5:08 PM
  • Moonrise 4:48 PM
  • Evening best color 4:50 PM
  • Sunset 5:08 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:08 PM–5:43 PM
  • Fully dark 7:02 PM–5:22 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Tsiolkovsky, Amur, Russia

International Space Station Modest pass, SSW to S, 18 deg up
Fri 13 Nov 2026 6:50 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 13 Nov 2026 6:10 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 13 Nov 2026 6:10 PM International Space Station Modest pass, S to SE, 15 deg up
Sat 14 Nov 2026 6:03 PM Leonids Around 9 an hour
Tue 17 Nov 2026 6:05 PM Full Beaver Moon Rises 3:29 PM in the NE Tue 24 Nov 2026 3:29 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