Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Friday, October 23, 2026

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Baikonur, Kazakhstan

That morning

Sunrise

7:13 AM

7:13 AM

6:43 AM Blue hour
7:13 AM Sunrise
7:55 AM Golden hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 8 an hour

Best around 5:03 AM

The night7:18 PM – 5:45 AM+1

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. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom.

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

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, NE to NE

Rises 4:56 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NE
Rising, then up to NE
When
4:56 AM
until 4:58 AM
Visible for
1m 40s
Highest
27° NE
Ends
Sets NE

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

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, WNW to ENE

Rises 6:29 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Rising, then up to N
When
6:29 AM
until 6:35 AM
Visible for
5m 40s
Highest
28° N
Ends
Sets ENE

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

Sunset

5:48 PM

5:48 PM

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

5:06 PM Golden hour
5:48 PM Sunset
6:18 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

90% lit

4:17 PM – 4:54 AM

E W
4:17 PM Moonrise
4:40 PM 4°
10:32 PM Highest, 46°
4:31 AM 4°
4:54 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 3:42 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:43 AM–7:13 AM
  • Morning best color 6:58 AM
  • Sunrise 7:13 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:13 AM–7:55 AM
  • Moonrise 4:18 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:06 PM–5:48 PM
  • Sunset 5:48 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:48 PM–6:18 PM
  • Evening best color 6:03 PM
  • Fully dark 7:27 PM–5:35 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 4:57 AM–5:35 AM

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