Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Sunday, October 18, 2026

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Baikonur, Kazakhstan
High 65°F, low 41°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

7:06 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 9 AM
Rain chance
0%around 9 AM
Humidity
34%
Wind
7 mph
6:36 AM Blue hour
7:06 AM Sunrise
7:10 AM Best color
7:47 AM Golden hour ends

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds as the sun comes up - learned from 79 rated clear past sunrises across every place Sky Time tracks.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 9 an hour

Best around 5:11 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
60°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 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. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Satellite

International Space Station

Bright pass, SSW to ENE

Rises 5:36 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Rising, then up to SSE
When
5:36 AM
until 5:41 AM
Visible for
4m 40s
Highest
56° SSE
Ends
Sets ENE

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

Sunset

Good

5:56 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 7 PM
Rain chance
0%around 7 PM
Humidity
41%
Wind
7 mph
5:15 PM Golden hour
5:49 PM Best color
5:56 PM Sunset
6:26 PM Blue hour ends

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds just before the sun goes - learned from 68 rated clear past sunsets across every place Sky Time tracks.

Moon

First quarter

46% lit

2:28 PM – 11:06 PM

SE SW
2:28 PM Moonrise
2:57 PM 4°
6:47 PM Highest, 20°
10:37 PM 4°
11:06 PM Moonset

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

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 46°F Clear sky
0% 0% 34% 7 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 64°F Clear sky
2% 0% 22% 11 mph
Evening 7 PM 57°F Clear sky
0% 0% 41% 7 mph
Late Night 11 PM 50°F Clear sky
0% 0% 52% 7 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:36 AM–7:06 AM
  • Morning best color 6:51 AM
  • Sunrise 7:06 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:06 AM–7:47 AM
  • Moonrise 2:29 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:15 PM–5:56 PM
  • Sunset 5:56 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:56 PM–6:26 PM
  • Evening best color 6:11 PM
  • Fully dark 7:35 PM–5:29 AM
  • Moonset 11:06 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:15 PM–5:29 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Orionids Around 16 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:08 AM 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 1:13 AM 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 1:04 AM Leonids Around 8 an hour
Tue 17 Nov 2026 6:14 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