Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Tuesday, October 12, 2027

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Baikonur, Kazakhstan

That morning

Sunrise

6:58 AM

6:58 AM

Clears the hills at 7:01 AM, 3 min after sunrise

6:28 AM Blue hour
6:58 AM Sunrise
7:38 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:07 PM

6:07 PM

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

5:27 PM Golden hour
6:07 PM Sunset
6:37 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:37 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:37 PM Dark enough
4:31 AM Moonset
4:37 AM Best
5:30 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
58°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet, the same stream as May's Eta Aquariids. The comet itself last came round in 1986 and returns in 2061; its dust arrives every October.

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.

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

90% lit

4:34 PM – 4:31 AM

E W
4:34 PM Moonrise
4:57 PM 4°
10:30 PM Highest, 42°
4:08 AM 4°
4:31 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 3:26 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:28 AM–6:58 AM
  • Sunrise 6:58 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:58 AM–7:38 AM
  • Morning best color 7:09 AM
  • Moonrise 4:34 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:27 PM–6:07 PM
  • Evening best color 5:50 PM
  • Sunset 6:07 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:07 PM–6:37 PM
  • Fully dark 7:46 PM–5:21 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 4:36 AM–5:21 AM

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