Tsiolkovsky, Amur, Russia

Thursday, October 8, 2026

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Tsiolkovsky, Amur, Russia
High 47°F, low 20°F.

Meteor shower

Draconids

Around 6 an hour

Best around 7:20 PM

The night7:20 PM – 5:11 AM+1

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
67°
Under a perfect sky
10/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
20 km/s

The rate at the top 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.

Best in the early evening, unlike most showers, which are best before dawn. Usually quiet, but it has produced storms of thousands an hour, in 1933 and 1946. Comes from comet Giacobini-Zinner.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:39 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
40%
Wind
6 mph
6:05 AM Blue hour
6:24 AM Best color
6:39 AM Sunrise
7:24 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 21 past sunrises rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, S to SSE

Rose 5:03 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
S
Rising, then up to S
When
5:03 AM
until 5:05 AM
Visible for
1m 50s
Highest
13° S
Ends
Sets SSE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Sunset

Fair

5:50 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
44%
Wind
4 mph
5:04 PM Golden hour
5:50 PM Sunset
6:05 PM Best color
6:23 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 19 past sunsets rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Moon

Waning crescent

7% lit

3:24 AM – 4:46 PM

E W
3:24 AM Moonrise
3:51 AM 4°
10:09 AM Highest, 44°
4:21 PM 4°
4:46 PM Moonset

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

How this day turned out

Morning 9 AM 31°F Clear sky
0% dry 40% 6 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 45°F Clear sky
3% dry 20% 9 mph
Evening 7 PM 32°F Clear sky
0% dry 44% 4 mph
Late Night 11 PM 24°F Clear sky
0% dry 54% 2 mph

Timetable

  • Moonrise 3:25 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:05 AM–6:39 AM
  • Morning best color 6:24 AM
  • Sunrise 6:39 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:39 AM–7:24 AM
  • Moonset 4:46 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:04 PM–5:50 PM
  • Sunset 5:50 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:50 PM–6:23 PM
  • Evening best color 6:05 PM
  • Fully dark 7:42 PM–4:49 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:42 PM–4:49 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Tsiolkovsky, Amur, Russia

International Space Station Modest pass, S to ESE, 16 deg up
Sun 18 Oct 2026 4:57 AM Orionids Active, around 6 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 7:00 PM Orionids Around 14 an hour
Wed 21 Oct 2026 6:52 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 4:38 PM in the ENE Mon 26 Oct 2026 4:38 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 5 Nov 2026 6:23 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:50 PM to 5:40 AM Mon 9 Nov 2026 4:01 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

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