Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Thursday, October 17, 2030

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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 sunrise and sunset times - they will not change.

5:17 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
9:43 PM Moonrise
4:43 AM Best
5:37 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
52% 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

71% lit

8:50 PM – 12:32 PM

ENE WNW
8:50 PM Moonrise
9:17 PM 4°
4:42 AM Highest, 66°
12:06 PM 4°
12:32 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 6:35 AM–7:05 AM
  • Sunrise 7:05 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:05 AM–7:46 AM
  • Morning best color 7:16 AM
  • Moonset 12:32 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:17 PM–5:58 PM
  • Evening best color 5:40 PM
  • Sunset 5:58 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:58 PM–6:28 PM
  • Fully dark 7:37 PM–5:28 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:37 PM–9:47 PM
  • Moonrise 9:43 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Total lunar eclipse 65% of it above your horizon
Sun 25 Apr 2032 8:13 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 46 minutes
Mon 18 Oct 2032 12:03 AM Partial solar eclipse 19.1% of the Sun covered
Wed 3 Nov 2032 9:22 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 48 minutes
Thu 14 Apr 2033 12:12 AM Partial solar eclipse 53.4% of the Sun covered
Mon 20 Mar 2034 4:39 PM Partial solar eclipse 10.2% of the Sun covered
Sun 2 Sep 2035 6:07 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 74 minutes
Mon 11 Feb 2036 3:12 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it