Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Saturday, October 9, 2027

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Baikonur, Kazakhstan

That morning

Sunrise

6:54 AM

6:54 AM

Clears the hills at 6:57 AM, 3 min after sunrise

6:25 AM Blue hour
6:54 AM Sunrise
7:34 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:13 PM

6:13 PM

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

5:33 PM Golden hour
6:13 PM Sunset
6:43 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Draconids

Best around 7:43 PM

Very LowExcellent
7:43 PM Dark enough
1:17 AM Moonset
5:26 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
63°
Under a perfect sky
10/hour
Moonlight
36% lost
Speed
20 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Giacobini-Zinner (21P)

Dust from Comet Giacobini-Zinner, which returns every six and a half years. Most years it is quiet, but when Earth meets a fresh trail, as in 1933 and 1946, it has given storms of thousands an hour.

The estimate 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, as does rain on the radar now.

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.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

67% lit

3:35 PM – 1:17 AM

ESE WSW
3:35 PM Moonrise
4:01 PM 4°
8:25 PM Highest, 27°
12:51 AM 4°
1:17 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 12:11 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:25 AM–6:54 AM
  • Sunrise 6:54 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:54 AM–7:34 AM
  • Morning best color 7:05 AM
  • Moonrise 3:35 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:33 PM–6:13 PM
  • Evening best color 5:55 PM
  • Sunset 6:13 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:13 PM–6:43 PM
  • Fully dark 7:51 PM–5:17 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 1:21 AM–5:17 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:30 PM in the ENE Fri 15 Oct 2027 5:30 PM Orionids Around 8 an hour
Thu 21 Oct 2027 7:22 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:20 PM to 5:40 AM Fri 29 Oct 2027 6:34 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Thu 4 Nov 2027 7:00 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Fri 5 Nov 2027 6:58 PM Full Beaver Moon Rises 4:22 PM in the ENE Sat 13 Nov 2027 4:22 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