Mirny, Arkhangelsk, Russia

Thursday, December 25, 2025

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Mirny, Arkhangelsk, Russia

Rocket launch

Soyuz 2.1a | Obzor-R No.1

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 5:11 PM

Very LowExcellent

Space jellyfish possible 5:17 PM–5:19 PM, SSW about 15° up

Look
NNE
Heading your way
When
5:11 PM
Highest around 5:20 PM
Distance
12 mi
Climbs to
85°
Lighting
Twilight window
Launch site
43/4 (43R)
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

The sun is far enough down that the ground is dark and still high enough to light the plume: exhaust expanding into near-vacuum turns into a glowing bell visible for hundreds of miles.

That morning

Sunrise

9:53 AM

9:53 AM

Sunset

2:44 PM

2:44 PM

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

Moon

Waxing crescent

25% lit

11:53 AM – 9:38 PM

ESE WSW
11:53 AM Moonrise
12:31 PM 4°
4:43 PM Highest, 18°
8:59 PM 4°
9:38 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 8:43 AM–9:53 AM
  • Sunrise 9:53 AM
  • Moonrise 11:53 AM
  • Sunset 2:44 PM
  • Evening blue hour 2:44 PM–3:53 PM
  • Fully dark 5:54 PM–6:42 AM
  • Moonset 9:38 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:44 PM–6:42 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Mirny, Arkhangelsk, Russia

Orionids Around 13 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 4:47 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 3:38 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 3:38 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 5 Nov 2026 12:43 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:40 PM to 5:30 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 10:01 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 12:41 AM Leonids Around 6 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 6:43 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 7:13 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 71 minutes
Sun 31 Dec 2028 7:51 PM Partial solar eclipse 4.8% of the Sun covered
Tue 12 Jun 2029 6:04 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 53 minutes
Thu 20 Dec 2029 1:42 AM Partial solar eclipse 59.5% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 8:50 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 46 minutes
Mon 18 Oct 2032 10:03 PM Partial solar eclipse 18.7% of the Sun covered
Wed 3 Nov 2032 7:58 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 48 minutes
Thu 14 Apr 2033 10:12 PM Partial solar eclipse 2.8% of the Sun covered
Mon 20 Mar 2034 2:09 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 74 minutes
Mon 11 Feb 2036 1:12 AM Partial solar eclipse 17.2% of the Sun covered
Thu 21 Aug 2036 8:02 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it