Baikonur, Kazakhstan

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Baikonur, Kazakhstan

That morning

Sunrise

9:27 AM

9:27 AM

8:53 AM Blue hour
9:27 AM Sunrise
10:16 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:14 PM

6:14 PM

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

5:25 PM Golden hour
6:14 PM Sunset
6:48 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Best around 6:59 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:44 PM Dark enough
1:43 AM Moonrise
6:59 AM Best
7:57 AM Too light
Estimate
~54/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
58°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
39% lost
Speed
41 km/s

Where they come from: Asteroid 2003 EH1

Dust from 2003 EH1, a small asteroid that is probably a burnt-out comet. Earth crosses its thin, young stream at a steep angle, which is why the peak lasts only hours.

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.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

Moon

Last quarter

58% lit

12:39 AM – 1:11 PM

E W
12:39 AM Moonrise
1:02 AM 4°
6:57 AM Highest, 46°
12:48 PM 4°
1:11 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 12:40 AM
  • Morning blue hour 8:53 AM–9:27 AM
  • Sunrise 9:27 AM
  • Morning golden hour 9:27 AM–10:16 AM
  • Morning best color 9:38 AM
  • Moonset 1:11 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:25 PM–6:14 PM
  • Evening best color 5:56 PM
  • Sunset 6:14 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:14 PM–6:48 PM
  • Fully dark 8:02 PM–7:39 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:02 PM–1:52 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Baikonur, Kazakhstan

International Space Station Bright pass, WSW to WSW, 41 deg up
Fri 13 Nov 2026 7:28 PM 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 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