Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Wednesday, October 10, 2029

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Baikonur, Kazakhstan

That morning

Sunrise

6:56 AM

6:56 AM

Clears the hills at 6:59 AM, 3 min after sunrise

6:27 AM Blue hour
6:56 AM Sunrise
7:36 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:10 PM

6:10 PM

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

5:30 PM Golden hour
6:10 PM Sunset
6:40 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:40 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:40 PM Dark enough
4:40 AM Best
5:28 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 crescent

9% lit

10:16 AM – 7:26 PM

SE SW
10:16 AM Moonrise
10:44 AM 4°
2:51 PM Highest, 23°
6:58 PM 4°
7:26 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:27 AM–6:56 AM
  • Sunrise 6:56 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:56 AM–7:36 AM
  • Morning best color 7:07 AM
  • Moonrise 10:16 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:30 PM–6:10 PM
  • Evening best color 5:52 PM
  • Sunset 6:10 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:10 PM–6:40 PM
  • Moonset 7:26 PM
  • Fully dark 7:49 PM–5:19 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:49 PM–5:19 AM

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