Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

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Baikonur, Kazakhstan Wednesday 16 September 2026 High 82°F, low 60°F.

Rocket launch

Soyuz 2.1b | Progress MS-35 (96P)

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 6:33 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NNE
Heading away from you
When
6:33 PM
Highest around 6:42 PM
Distance
29 mi
Climbs to
77°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
31/6
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:25 AM

Very LowExcellent
5:55 AM Blue hour
6:09 AM Best color
6:25 AM Sunrise
7:04 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 16 past sunrises rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Sunset

Fair

6:56 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:17 PM Golden hour
6:56 PM Sunset
7:16 PM Best color
7:26 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 15 past sunsets rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Moon

Waxing crescent

26% lit

12:21 PM – 8:53 PM

SE SW
12:21 PM Moonrise
12:51 PM 4°
4:37 PM Highest, 20°
8:23 PM 4°
8:53 PM Moonset

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

How this day turned out

Morning
67°F
Overcast 100% clouds · no rain
Afternoon
82°F
Overcast 80% clouds · no rain
Evening
76°F
Clear sky 11% clouds · no rain

Sunrise

5:55 AM Blue hour
6:09 AM Best color
6:25 AM Sunrise
7:04 AM Golden hour ends

Moon, waxing crescent

12:21 PM Moonrise
12:51 PM 4°
4:37 PM Highest, 20°
8:23 PM 4°
8:53 PM Moonset

Sunset

6:17 PM Golden hour
6:56 PM Sunset
7:16 PM Best color
7:26 PM Blue hour ends
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Upcoming celestial events for Baikonur, Kazakhstan

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