Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Friday, May 8, 2026

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Baikonur, Kazakhstan

That morning

Sunrise

5:24 AM

5:24 AM

4:50 AM Blue hour
5:24 AM Sunrise
6:06 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:01 PM

8:01 PM

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

7:19 PM Golden hour
8:01 PM Sunset
8:35 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Best around 3:46 AM

Very LowExcellent
9:31 PM Dark enough
1:52 AM Moonrise
3:53 AM Best 3:46 AM, then too light
Estimate
~7/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
16°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
18% lost
Speed
66 km/s

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.

Comes from Halley's Comet. Best from the Southern Hemisphere, in the hours before dawn.

Moon

Waning gibbous

65% lit

1:52 AM – 11:11 AM

SE WSW
1:52 AM Moonrise
2:19 AM 4°
6:32 AM Highest, 24°
10:44 AM 4°
11:11 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 1:24 AM
  • Morning blue hour 4:50 AM–5:24 AM
  • Morning best color 5:13 AM
  • Sunrise 5:24 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:24 AM–6:06 AM
  • Moonset 10:03 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:19 PM–8:01 PM
  • Sunset 8:01 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:01 PM–8:35 PM
  • Evening best color 8:19 PM
  • Fully dark 10:07 PM–3:17 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:07 PM–1:57 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Full Hunter's Moon Rises 4:57 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 4:57 PM Halloween Halloween night in Baikonur - waning gibbous moon Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 5 Nov 2026 6:58 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:10 PM to 5:50 AM Mon 9 Nov 2026 12:01 PM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 12 Nov 2026 6:49 PM Leonids Around 8 an hour
Tue 17 Nov 2026 6:44 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