Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

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Baikonur, Kazakhstan

That morning

Sunrise

6:56 AM

6:56 AM

Clears the hills at 7:00 AM, 4 min after sunrise

6:24 AM Blue hour
6:56 AM Sunrise
7:36 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-24

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 7:08 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NNE
Heading away from you
When
7:08 AM
Highest around 7:10 AM
Distance
29 mi
Climbs to
30°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
31/6
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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

Sunset

8:42 PM

8:42 PM

Behind the hills at 8:38 PM, 4 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sunrise and sunset times - they will not change.

8:02 PM Golden hour
8:42 PM Sunset
9:14 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

First quarter

38% lit

1:58 PM – 11:25 PM

ESE SW
1:58 PM Moonrise
2:25 PM 4°
6:42 PM Highest, 25°
10:58 PM 4°
11:25 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 6:24 AM–6:56 AM
  • Sunrise 6:56 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:56 AM–7:36 AM
  • Morning best color 7:07 AM
  • Moonrise 1:58 PM
  • Evening golden hour 8:02 PM–8:42 PM
  • Evening best color 8:24 PM
  • Sunset 8:42 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:42 PM–9:14 PM
  • Fully dark 10:34 PM–5:06 AM
  • Moonset 11:26 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:34 PM–5:06 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Baikonur, Kazakhstan

International Space Station Bright pass, SW to E, 54 deg up
Sat 14 Nov 2026 6:40 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 14 Nov 2026 6:47 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 14 Nov 2026 6:47 PM International Space Station Bright pass, SSW to ENE, 34 deg up
Sun 15 Nov 2026 5:53 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 6:45 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 6:45 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