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Mirny, Arkhangelsk, Russia
Thursday, September 17, 2026
Rocket launch
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat | Glonass-K1 No. 20
Launched - good from here
Lifted off 7:50 PM
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 night
Aurora chance
Very Low
7:24 PM – 5:03 AM
That morning
Sunrise
Good
5:48 AM
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Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 21 past sunrises rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.
Sunset
Fair
6:36 PM
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Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 19 past sunsets rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.
Moon
Waxing crescent
36% lit
Below the horizon all day
How this day turned out
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