Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Sunday, October 17, 2027

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Baikonur, Kazakhstan

That morning

Sunrise

7:05 AM

7:05 AM

Clears the hills at 7:08 AM, 3 min after sunrise

6:35 AM Blue hour
7:05 AM Sunrise
7:46 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:58 PM

5:58 PM

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

5:18 PM Golden hour
5:58 PM Sunset
6:28 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:43 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:28 PM Dark enough
4:43 AM Best
5:36 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
75% 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

Waning gibbous

97% lit

6:23 PM – 10:22 AM

ENE WNW
6:23 PM Moonrise
6:49 PM 4°
2:17 AM Highest, 67°
9:54 AM 4°
10:22 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 6:35 AM–7:05 AM
  • Sunrise 7:05 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:05 AM–7:46 AM
  • Morning best color 7:16 AM
  • Moonset 9:09 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:18 PM–5:58 PM
  • Evening best color 5:41 PM
  • Sunset 5:58 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:58 PM–6:28 PM
  • Moonrise 6:23 PM
  • Fully dark 7:37 PM–5:27 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

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