Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

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Baikonur, Kazakhstan

That morning

Sunrise

6:13 AM

6:13 AM

5:43 AM Blue hour
6:13 AM Sunrise
6:52 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Soyuz 2.1a | Soyuz MS-27

Launched - marginal from here

Lifted off 10:47 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NNE
Heading away from you
When
10:47 AM
Highest around 10:49 AM
Distance
29 mi
Climbs to
30°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
31/6
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

In daylight it reads as a thin contrail, and only briefly.

Sunset

7:23 PM

7:23 PM

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

6:44 PM Golden hour
7:23 PM Sunset
7:54 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

81% lit

2:42 PM – 4:54 AM

ENE WNW
2:42 PM Moonrise
3:06 PM 4°
9:53 PM Highest, 57°
4:31 AM 4°
4:54 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 4:36 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:43 AM–6:13 AM
  • Morning best color 6:02 AM
  • Sunrise 6:13 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:13 AM–6:52 AM
  • Moonrise 2:42 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:44 PM–7:23 PM
  • Sunset 7:23 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:23 PM–7:54 PM
  • Evening best color 7:41 PM
  • Fully dark 9:09 PM–4:25 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Tiangong space station Modest pass, SW to SE, 22 deg up
Mon 26 Oct 2026 6:53 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 New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:10 PM to 5:50 AM Mon 9 Nov 2026 12:01 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