Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Friday, February 28, 2025

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Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Rocket launch

Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-30

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 2:24 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NNE
Heading away from you
When
2:24 AM
Highest around 2:26 AM
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.

That morning

Sunrise

7:26 AM

7:26 AM

6:56 AM Blue hour
7:26 AM Sunrise
8:07 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:31 PM

6:31 PM

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

5:51 PM Golden hour
6:31 PM Sunset
7:01 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

New moon

0% lit

7:43 AM – 7:04 PM

ESE WSW
7:43 AM Moonrise
8:06 AM 4°
1:22 PM Highest, 37°
6:40 PM 4°
7:04 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 6:56 AM–7:26 AM
  • Morning best color 7:15 AM
  • Sunrise 7:26 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:26 AM–8:07 AM
  • Moonrise 7:43 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:51 PM–6:31 PM
  • Sunset 6:31 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:31 PM–7:01 PM
  • Evening best color 6:49 PM
  • Moonset 7:05 PM
  • Fully dark 8:10 PM–5:46 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:10 PM–5:46 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Baikonur, Kazakhstan

International Space Station Bright pass, NNW to E, 38 deg up
Wed 28 Oct 2026 5:47 AM Tiangong space station Modest pass, SW to ESE, 28 deg up
Wed 28 Oct 2026 6:31 PM Halloween Halloween night in Baikonur - waning gibbous moon
Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Baikonur - sunset at 5:34 PM Sun 1 Nov 2026 5:34 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Baikonur - sunset at 5:32 PM Mon 2 Nov 2026 5:32 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 7:00 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it