Baikonur, Kazakhstan

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Baikonur, Kazakhstan

That morning

Sunrise

9:13 AM

9:13 AM

8:41 AM Blue hour
9:13 AM Sunrise
9:58 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Simorgh | Mahda, Keyhan-2 & Hatef-1

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 6:04 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SW
Heading your way
When
6:04 AM
Highest around 6:13 AM
Distance
869 mi
Climbs to
29°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Imam Khomeini Spaceport
Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran

A bright climbing star and a flame. The vehicle is in shadow itself, so there is no lit plume behind it.

Sunset

6:45 PM

6:45 PM

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

6:00 PM Golden hour
6:45 PM Sunset
7:17 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

94% lit

9:24 PM – 11:01 AM

E W
9:24 PM Moonrise
9:48 PM 4°
4:16 AM Highest, 54°
10:38 AM 4°
11:01 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 8:41 AM–9:13 AM
  • Sunrise 9:13 AM
  • Morning golden hour 9:13 AM–9:58 AM
  • Morning best color 9:24 AM
  • Moonset 10:44 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:00 PM–6:45 PM
  • Evening best color 6:27 PM
  • Sunset 6:45 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:45 PM–7:17 PM
  • Fully dark 8:28 PM–7:29 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:28 PM–9:28 PM
  • Moonrise 9:25 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Baikonur, Kazakhstan

International Space Station Bright pass, WSW to WSW, 41 deg up
Fri 13 Nov 2026 7:28 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 13 Nov 2026 6:48 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 13 Nov 2026 6:48 PM Leonids Around 8 an hour
Tue 17 Nov 2026 6:44 PM Soyuz 2.1b | Progress MS-36 Fair, look NNE
Tue 24 Nov 2026 10:03 AM 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