Mirny, Arkhangelsk, Russia

Thursday, April 23, 2026

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Mirny, Arkhangelsk, Russia Thursday 23 April 2026

Meteor shower

Lyrids

Active, around 7 an hour

Best around 2:38 AM

Radiant climbs to
57°
Under a perfect sky
18/hour
Moonlight
7% lost
Speed
49 km/s

The rate at the top is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

Usually steady, but now and then it has a short burst of many more.

Rocket launch

Angara 1.2 | Kosmos 2615-2618

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 11:29 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NNE
Heading your way
When
11:29 AM
Highest around 11:38 AM
Distance
14 mi
Climbs to
84°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
35/1
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

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

That morning

Sunrise

4:25 AM

4:25 AM

3:29 AM Blue hour
4:25 AM Sunrise
5:30 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:08 PM

8:08 PM

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

7:02 PM Golden hour
8:08 PM Sunset
9:04 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

First quarter

42% lit

7:20 AM – 4:03 AM

NE NW
7:20 AM Moonrise
8:36 AM 4°
6:08 PM Highest, 51°
3:10 AM 4°
4:03 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 3:29 AM–4:25 AM
  • Morning best color 4:10 AM
  • Moonset 4:16 AM
  • Sunrise 4:25 AM
  • Morning golden hour 4:25 AM–5:30 AM
  • Moonrise 7:20 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:02 PM–8:08 PM
  • Sunset 8:08 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:08 PM–9:04 PM
  • Evening best color 8:22 PM
  • Fully dark Not tonight
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Upcoming celestial events for Mirny, Arkhangelsk, Russia

Northern lights possible Kp 5 (G1) - could be overhead
Sun 11 Oct 2026 3:00 AM Orionids Around 13 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 4:47 AM 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 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

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