Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Friday, August 28, 2026

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Baikonur, Kazakhstan

That morning

Sunrise

6:03 AM

6:03 AM

5:31 AM Blue hour
6:03 AM Sunrise
6:42 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:33 PM

7:33 PM

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

6:53 PM Golden hour
7:33 PM Sunset
8:04 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Sturgeon Moon

Rises 7:34 PM in the E

7:34 PM – 7:09 AM

Named for the lake sturgeon most easily caught in the Great Lakes in late summer.

ESE W
7:34 PM Moonrise
7:56 PM 4°
1:19 AM Highest, 39°
6:45 AM 4°
7:09 AM Moonset

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

Rises
7:34 PM in the E
Exactly full
9:20 AM
Distance
242,499 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

  • Morning blue hour 5:31 AM–6:03 AM
  • Morning best color 5:48 AM
  • Moonset 5:59 AM
  • Sunrise 6:03 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:03 AM–6:42 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:53 PM–7:33 PM
  • Sunset 7:33 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:33 PM–8:04 PM
  • Moonrise 7:34 PM
  • Evening best color 7:48 PM
  • Fully dark 9:21 PM–4:15 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Baikonur, Kazakhstan

International Space Station Bright pass, W to NE, 47 deg up
Mon 19 Oct 2026 6:24 AM Orionids Active, around 12 an hour
Mon 19 Oct 2026 7:25 PM Orionids Around 16 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 7:23 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 4:57 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 4:57 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 5 Nov 2026 6:58 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