Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Thursday, February 12, 2026

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Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Rocket launch

Proton-M/Blok DM-03 | Elektro-L No.5

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 1:52 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NNW
Crossing your sky
When
1:52 PM
Highest around 2:01 PM
Distance
35 mi
Climbs to
74°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
81/24 (81P)
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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

That morning

Sunrise

7:53 AM

7:53 AM

7:22 AM Blue hour
7:53 AM Sunrise
8:35 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:08 PM

6:08 PM

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

5:26 PM Golden hour
6:08 PM Sunset
6:39 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

25% lit

4:47 AM – 12:34 PM

SE SW
4:47 AM Moonrise
5:20 AM 4°
8:40 AM Highest, 16°
12:01 PM 4°
12:34 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 4:48 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:22 AM–7:53 AM
  • Morning best color 7:38 AM
  • Sunrise 7:53 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:53 AM–8:35 AM
  • Moonset 12:35 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:26 PM–6:08 PM
  • Sunset 6:08 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:08 PM–6:39 PM
  • Evening best color 6:24 PM
  • Fully dark 7:48 PM–6:11 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:48 PM–5:48 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Baikonur, Kazakhstan

International Space Station Bright pass, SSW to ENE, 34 deg up
Thu 15 Oct 2026 6:20 AM International Space Station Modest pass, S to E, 22 deg up
Fri 16 Oct 2026 5:33 AM Orionids Around 16 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:08 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 4:57 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 4:57 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 5 Nov 2026 1:13 AM 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