Mirny, Arkhangelsk, Russia

Thursday, August 27, 2026

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Mirny, Arkhangelsk, Russia

Rocket launch

Yars | BB

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 3:00 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NE
Crossing your sky
When
3:00 PM
Approximate
Distance
29 mi
Climbs to
77°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
LC167
GNIIP, Plesetsk, Rossiya
Mission
OT
Suborbital, planned or reached apogee about 1,000 km. From GCAT (2026-S259).

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

That morning

Sunrise

4:52 AM

4:52 AM

3:59 AM Blue hour
4:52 AM Sunrise
5:54 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:48 PM

7:48 PM

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

6:45 PM Golden hour
7:48 PM Sunset
8:40 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Sturgeon Moon

Rises 7:37 PM in the ESE

7:37 PM – 4:54 AM

Named for the lake sturgeon most easily caught in the Great Lakes in late summer.

SE WSW
7:37 PM Moonrise
8:17 PM 4°
12:14 AM Highest, 16°
4:14 AM 4°
4:54 AM Moonset

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

Rises
7:37 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
7:20 AM
Distance
242,499 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Timetable

  • Moonset 3:16 AM
  • Morning blue hour 3:59 AM–4:52 AM
  • Morning best color 4:37 AM
  • Sunrise 4:52 AM
  • Morning golden hour 4:52 AM–5:54 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:45 PM–7:48 PM
  • Moonrise 7:37 PM
  • Sunset 7:48 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:48 PM–8:40 PM
  • Evening best color 8:03 PM
  • Fully dark Not tonight

Upcoming celestial events for Mirny, Arkhangelsk, Russia

Northern lights possible Kp 5 (G1) - could be overhead
Mon 19 Oct 2026 7:00 PM Orionids Active, around 10 an hour
Mon 19 Oct 2026 6:20 PM Orionids Around 13 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 6:17 PM International Space Station Modest pass, SSW to SSE, 12 deg up
Wed 21 Oct 2026 6:02 AM International Space Station Modest pass, S to SSE, 11 deg up
Thu 22 Oct 2026 5:15 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 3:38 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 3:38 PM 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it