Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Saturday, October 16, 2027

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Baikonur, Kazakhstan

That morning

Sunrise

7:04 AM

7:04 AM

Clears the hills at 7:07 AM, 3 min after sunrise

6:34 AM Blue hour
7:04 AM Sunrise
7:44 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:00 PM

6:00 PM

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

5:20 PM Golden hour
6:00 PM Sunset
6:30 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:45 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:30 PM Dark enough
4:45 AM Best
5:35 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
59°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
78% lost
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

Full moon

99% lit

5:53 PM – 9:08 AM

ENE WNW
5:53 PM Moonrise
6:18 PM 4°
1:26 AM Highest, 64°
8:42 AM 4°
9:08 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:34 AM–7:04 AM
  • Sunrise 7:04 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:04 AM–7:44 AM
  • Morning best color 7:15 AM
  • Moonset 7:56 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:20 PM–6:00 PM
  • Evening best color 5:42 PM
  • Moonrise 5:54 PM
  • Sunset 6:00 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:00 PM–6:30 PM
  • Fully dark 7:39 PM–5:26 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

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