Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

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Baikonur, Kazakhstan

That morning

Sunrise

6:20 AM

6:20 AM

Clears the hills at 6:24 AM, 4 min after sunrise

5:50 AM Blue hour
6:20 AM Sunrise
6:59 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:05 PM

7:05 PM

Behind the hills at 7:02 PM, 3 min before sunset

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

6:26 PM Golden hour
7:05 PM Sunset
7:35 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Soyuz 2.1a | Soyuz MS-26

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 9:23 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NNE
Heading away from you
When
9:23 PM
Highest around 9:25 PM
Distance
29 mi
Climbs to
30°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
31/6
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

A bright climbing star and a flame. The vehicle is in shadow itself, so there is no lit plume behind it.

Moon

First quarter

50% lit

2:56 PM – 10:44 PM

SE SW
2:56 PM Moonrise
3:29 PM 4°
6:50 PM Highest, 16°
10:11 PM 4°
10:44 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 5:50 AM–6:20 AM
  • Sunrise 6:20 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:20 AM–6:59 AM
  • Morning best color 6:31 AM
  • Moonrise 2:56 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:26 PM–7:05 PM
  • Evening best color 6:47 PM
  • Sunset 7:05 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:05 PM–7:35 PM
  • Fully dark 8:48 PM–4:39 AM
  • Moonset 10:44 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:48 PM–4:39 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Tiangong space station Modest pass, WSW to SSE, 18 deg up
Tue 3 Nov 2026 6:58 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Tue 3 Nov 2026 7:01 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Tue 3 Nov 2026 7:01 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 7:00 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:10 PM to 5:50 AM Mon 9 Nov 2026 12:01 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 6:51 PM Partial solar eclipse 2.4% of the Sun covered
Mon 2 Aug 2027 3:18 PM Partial lunar eclipse 38% of the Moon in shadow
Thu 6 Jul 2028 11:20 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 71 minutes
Sun 31 Dec 2028 9:51 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 53 minutes
Thu 20 Dec 2029 3:42 AM Partial solar eclipse 68.5% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 10:48 AM Partial lunar eclipse 50% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 15 Jun 2030 11:33 PM 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

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