Tsiolkovsky, Amur, Russia

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Tsiolkovsky, Amur, Russia

That morning

Sunrise

8:34 AM

8:34 AM

7:54 AM Blue hour
8:34 AM Sunrise
9:35 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:28 PM

4:28 PM

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

3:27 PM Golden hour
4:28 PM Sunset
5:09 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Best around 6:13 AM

Very LowExcellent
5:58 PM Dark enough
12:14 AM Moonrise
6:13 AM Best
7:04 AM Too light
Estimate
~27/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
65°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
36% 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

60% lit

12:14 AM – 11:59 AM

E WSW
12:14 AM Moonrise
12:40 AM 4°
6:08 AM Highest, 35°
11:34 AM 4°
11:59 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:54 AM–8:34 AM
  • Sunrise 8:34 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:34 AM–9:35 AM
  • Morning best color 8:45 AM
  • Moonset 11:50 AM
  • Evening golden hour 3:27 PM–4:28 PM
  • Evening best color 4:10 PM
  • Sunset 4:28 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:28 PM–5:09 PM
  • Fully dark 6:32 PM–6:30 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:32 PM–12:22 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Tsiolkovsky, Amur, Russia

Northern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 12 Nov 2026 6:12 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Thu 12 Nov 2026 6:12 PM International Space Station Modest pass, SSW to S, 18 deg up
Fri 13 Nov 2026 6:50 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