Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Friday, October 19, 2029

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Baikonur, Kazakhstan

That morning

Sunrise

7:08 AM

7:08 AM

6:38 AM Blue hour
7:08 AM Sunrise
7:49 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:54 PM

5:54 PM

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

5:13 PM Golden hour
5:54 PM Sunset
6:24 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:54 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:24 PM Dark enough
4:54 AM Best
5:05 AM Moonset
5:40 AM Too light
Estimate
~12/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
60°
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

91% lit

4:15 PM – 5:05 AM

E W
4:15 PM Moonrise
4:38 PM 4°
10:38 PM Highest, 48°
4:42 AM 4°
5:05 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 4:03 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:38 AM–7:08 AM
  • Sunrise 7:08 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:08 AM–7:49 AM
  • Morning best color 7:19 AM
  • Moonrise 4:16 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:13 PM–5:54 PM
  • Evening best color 5:36 PM
  • Sunset 5:54 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:54 PM–6:24 PM
  • Fully dark 7:33 PM–5:31 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 5:13 AM–5:31 AM

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