Mirny, Arkhangelsk, Russia

Thursday, September 17, 2026

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Mirny, Arkhangelsk, Russia Thursday 17 September 2026 High 61°F, low 42°F.

Rocket launch

Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-K1 No. 20 (?)

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 7:50 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NNE
Crossing your sky
When
7:50 PM
Highest around 7:59 PM
Distance
12 mi
Climbs to
85°
Lighting
Twilight window
Launch site
43/3 (43L)
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

Good

5:48 AM

Very LowExcellent
5:02 AM Blue hour
5:31 AM Best color
5:48 AM Sunrise
6:48 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

6:36 PM

Very LowExcellent
5:36 PM Golden hour
6:36 PM Sunset
6:56 PM Best color
7:22 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.

That night

Aurora chance

Very Low

7:24 PM – 5:03 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:24 PM Dark enough
5:03 AM Too light

Moon

Waxing crescent

36% lit

Below the horizon all day

How this day turned out

Morning
50°F
Overcast 100% clouds · no rain
Afternoon
60°F
Overcast 100% clouds · no rain
Evening
57°F
Slight rain 99% clouds · 0.7 mm rain

Sunrise

5:02 AM Blue hour
5:31 AM Best color
5:48 AM Sunrise
6:48 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:36 PM Golden hour
6:36 PM Sunset
6:56 PM Best color
7:22 PM Blue hour ends

Aurora window

7:24 PM Dark enough
5:03 AM Too light
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