Baikonur, Kazakhstan

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Baikonur, Kazakhstan
High 66°F, low 42°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Good

7:08 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 9 AM
Rain chance
0%around 9 AM
Humidity
66%
Wind
9 mph
6:37 AM Blue hour
6:53 AM Best color
7:08 AM Sunrise
7:48 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.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 12 an hour

Best around 5:10 AM

From 7:25 PM to 5:39 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, ESE to ENE

Rises 4:51 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
ESE
Rising, then up to ESE
When
4:51 AM
until 4:54 AM
Visible for
2m 10s
Highest
30° ESE
Ends
Sets ENE

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

Satellite

International Space Station

Bright pass, W to NE

Rises 6:24 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Rising, then up to NNW
When
6:24 AM
until 6:30 AM
Visible for
6m 10s
Highest
47° NNW
Ends
Sets NE

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

Sunset

Good

5:54 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 7 PM
Rain chance
0%around 7 PM
Humidity
26%
Wind
5 mph
5:13 PM Golden hour
5:47 PM Best color
5:54 PM Sunset
6:24 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

56% lit

2:57 PM – 12:13 AM

SE SW
2:57 PM Moonrise
3:24 PM 4°
7:35 PM Highest, 24°
11:46 PM 4°
12:13 AM 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% 66% 9 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 66°F Clear sky
0% 0% 22% 11 mph
Evening 7 PM 57°F Clear sky
0% 0% 26% 5 mph
Late Night 11 PM 48°F Clear sky
0% 0% 37% 4 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:37 AM–7:08 AM
  • Morning best color 6:53 AM
  • Sunrise 7:08 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:08 AM–7:48 AM
  • Moonrise 2:58 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:13 PM–5:54 PM
  • Sunset 5:54 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:54 PM–6:24 PM
  • Evening best color 6:10 PM
  • Fully dark 7:33 PM–5:30 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 12:23 AM–5:30 AM

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