TODAY
Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan
High 79°F, low 78°F.

Active volcano

Sakurajima, often active

Activity likely by day (99%), 1° up in the NNW

Watch from 8:19 AM

Look
NNW, 81 mi away
Chance today
99% (estimate)
Usually
Ash explosions several times a week
Erupting, past year
365 of 365 days
Last erupting
Today
Ash plume
1° up, to 9,974 ft
Vent
Minamidake crater, 3,412 ft
Based on
Smithsonian, NASA

An estimate: Sakurajima usually shows ash explosions several times a week. It was hot at its summit 126 hours ago. It has erupted every day of the past year. Eruption record to 31 Mar 2026.

Sunset

Fair

5:43 PM

Very LowExcellent
High cloud
0%catches the color
Low cloud
38%toward the horizon, blocks the light
Rain chance
0%
Humidity
66%
5:10 PM Golden hour
5:43 PM Sunset
5:58 PM Best color
6:07 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 8:19 AM

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 19 past sunsets rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 7 an hour

Best around 4:43 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
75°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

The rate at the top is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, WNW to NNW

Rose 5:42 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Rising, then up to NNW
When
5:42 AM
until 5:45 AM
Visible for
2m 30s
Highest
12° NNW
Ends
Sets NNW

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Earlier today

Sunrise

Good

6:19 AM

Very LowExcellent
High cloud
5%catches the color
Low cloud
19%toward the horizon, blocks the light
Rain chance
0%
Humidity
62%
5:55 AM Blue hour
6:04 AM Best color
6:19 AM Sunrise
6:51 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 8:19 AM

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 21 past sunrises rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Moon

Waxing crescent

34% lit

12:16 PM – 10:16 PM

SE SW
12:16 PM Moonrise
12:38 PM 4°
5:16 PM Highest, 33°
9:54 PM 4°
10:16 PM Moonset

Current local time: 8:19 AM

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

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 79°F Mainly clear
36% 0% 64% 18 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 79°F Mainly clear
26% 0% 66% 21 mph
Evening 7 PM 79°F Mainly clear
25% 0% 65% 23 mph
Late Night 11 PM 79°F Clear sky
17% 0% 65% 20 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:55 AM–6:19 AM
  • Morning best color 6:04 AM
  • Sunrise 6:19 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:19 AM–6:51 AM
  • Moonrise 12:16 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:10 PM–5:43 PM
  • Sunset 5:43 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:43 PM–6:07 PM
  • Evening best color 5:58 PM
  • Night 6:07 PM–5:55 AM
  • Fully dark 7:03 PM–5:00 AM
  • Moonset 10:16 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:23 PM–5:00 AM

Tomorrow

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Cloud, aurora and darkness around Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Next few days

Pick a date
Sun, Oct 18
Fair 6:01 AM–6:37 AM
4:57 AM
Low 5:24 PM–6:00 PM
Mon, Oct 19
Low 6:02 AM–6:38 AM
Fair 5:23 PM–5:59 PM
Tue, Oct 20
Fair 6:03 AM–6:39 AM
4:41 AM
Low 5:21 PM–5:57 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Sakurajima, often active Activity likely by day (99%), 1° up in the NNW
Sat 17 Oct 2026 8:16 AM Orionids Active, around 7 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 4:43 AM International Space Station Modest pass, N to N, 16 deg up
Sun 18 Oct 2026 4:57 AM H3-24 | Martian Moons eXploration Good, look SSW
Tue 20 Oct 2026 4:41 AM Orionids Around 17 an hour
Wed 21 Oct 2026 4:39 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:19 PM in the ENE Mon 26 Oct 2026 5:19 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 5 Nov 2026 12:40 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:50 PM to 5:10 AM Mon 9 Nov 2026 4:01 PM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 12 Nov 2026 12:36 AM Leonids Around 11 an hour
Tue 17 Nov 2026 5:03 AM Full Beaver Moon Rises 4:38 PM in the ENE Tue 24 Nov 2026 4:38 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:50 PM to 5:30 AM Tue 8 Dec 2026 9:50 AM Geminids Around 135 an hour
Sun 13 Dec 2026 2:16 AM Winter solstice Shortest day, 10h 11m of light · sunset 5:19 PM in the WSW Tue 22 Dec 2026 5:50 AM Ursids A few an hour
Tue 22 Dec 2026 5:34 AM Full Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 5:25 PM in the ENE Thu 24 Dec 2026 5:25 PM Quadrantids Around 52 an hour
Sun 3 Jan 2027 5:42 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:40 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 5:23 AM Full Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 5:25 PM in the ENE Fri 22 Jan 2027 5:25 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:20 PM to 5:40 AM Sat 6 Feb 2027 12:56 AM Milky Way Visible 4:23 AM to 5:36 AM with no moon, 18° above the southeastern horizon - 5 nights 9 Feb to 15 Feb
Sun 14 Feb 2027 4:23 AM Full Snow Moon Rises 5:24 PM in the ENE Sat 20 Feb 2027 5:24 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:40 PM to 5:10 AM Mon 8 Mar 2027 6:31 PM Milky Way Visible 2:32 AM to 5:06 AM with no moon, 27° above the south-southeastern horizon - 13 nights 4 Mar to 16 Mar
Sun 14 Mar 2027 2:32 AM Spring equinox Sunset due west, 6:27 PM Sun 21 Mar 2027 5:24 AM Full Worm Moon Rises 6:23 PM in the E Mon 22 Mar 2027 6:23 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:00 PM to 4:30 AM Tue 6 Apr 2027 8:56 AM Milky Way Visible 12:43 AM to 4:29 AM with no moon, 30° above the southern horizon - 16 nights 31 Mar to 15 Apr
Sun 11 Apr 2027 12:43 AM Full Pink Moon Rises 6:14 PM in the ESE Tue 20 Apr 2027 6:14 PM Lyrids Around 8 an hour
Thu 22 Apr 2027 4:02 AM Eta Aquariids Around 20 an hour
Wed 5 May 2027 3:56 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:30 PM to 3:50 AM Thu 6 May 2027 8:05 PM Milky Way Visible 10:57 PM to 3:56 AM with no moon, 31° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 28 Apr to 14 May
Sat 8 May 2027 10:57 PM Full Flower Moon Rises 7:09 PM in the ESE Thu 20 May 2027 7:09 PM Milky Way Visible 9:10 PM to 3:37 AM with no moon, 31° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 28 May to 13 Jun
Fri 4 Jun 2027 9:10 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:00 PM to 3:30 AM Fri 4 Jun 2027 4:48 AM Full Strawberry Moon Rises 7:47 PM in the ESE Sat 19 Jun 2027 7:47 PM Summer solstice Longest day, 14h 07m of light · sunset 7:21 PM in the WNW Mon 21 Jun 2027 11:10 PM Milky Way Visible 8:59 PM to 3:19 AM with no moon, 31° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 26 Jun to 12 Jul
Fri 2 Jul 2027 8:59 PM New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 9:00 PM to 3:40 AM Sun 4 Jul 2027 12:07 PM Full Buck Moon (micromoon) Micromoon - rises 7:11 PM in the ESE Sun 18 Jul 2027 7:11 PM Southern Delta Aquariids Around 14 an hour
Wed 28 Jul 2027 2:28 AM Milky Way Visible 8:43 PM to 1:23 AM with no moon, 31° above the southern horizon - 16 nights 25 Jul to 9 Aug
Thu 29 Jul 2027 8:43 PM New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 8:40 PM to 4:00 AM Mon 2 Aug 2027 7:07 PM Perseids Around 81 an hour
Thu 12 Aug 2027 4:01 AM Full Sturgeon Moon Rises 6:51 PM in the ESE Tue 17 Aug 2027 6:51 PM Milky Way Visible 8:11 PM to 11:41 PM with no moon, 30° above the southern horizon - 14 nights 24 Aug to 6 Sep
Thu 26 Aug 2027 8:11 PM Black Moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 8:10 PM to 4:20 AM Tue 31 Aug 2027 2:40 AM Full Harvest Moon Rises 6:16 PM in the E Thu 16 Sep 2027 6:16 PM Milky Way Visible 7:34 PM to 9:54 PM with no moon, 26° above the south-southwestern horizon - 12 nights 22 Sep to 3 Oct
Wed 22 Sep 2027 7:34 PM Autumn equinox Sunset due west, 6:12 PM Thu 23 Sep 2027 3:01 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:30 PM to 4:40 AM Wed 29 Sep 2027 11:33 AM Draconids A few an hour
Fri 8 Oct 2027 7:24 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:16 PM in the ENE Fri 15 Oct 2027 5:16 PM Milky Way Visible 6:59 PM to 7:59 PM with no moon, 17° above the southwestern horizon - 3 nights 21 Oct to 23 Oct
Thu 21 Oct 2027 6:59 PM Orionids Around 10 an hour
Thu 21 Oct 2027 4:39 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:00 AM Fri 29 Oct 2027 10:34 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Fri 5 Nov 2027 12:40 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Fri 12 Nov 2027 12:36 AM Full Beaver Moon Rises 5:06 PM in the ENE Sun 14 Nov 2027 5:06 PM Leonids A few an hour
Wed 17 Nov 2027 5:03 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:40 PM to 5:20 AM Sun 28 Nov 2027 12:23 PM Full Cold Moon Rises 4:40 PM in the ENE Mon 13 Dec 2027 4:40 PM Geminids Around 30 an hour
Tue 14 Dec 2027 2:16 AM Partial lunar eclipse 38% of the Moon in shadow
Thu 6 Jul 2028 3:20 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 71 minutes
Sun 31 Dec 2028 1:51 AM Partial solar eclipse 49% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 5:13 PM Partial lunar eclipse 50% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 15 Jun 2030 3:33 AM Partial solar eclipse 0.3% of the Sun covered
Wed 21 May 2031 5:50 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 66 minutes
Sun 25 Apr 2032 12:13 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 46 minutes
Mon 18 Oct 2032 4:03 AM Partial solar eclipse 31.8% of the Sun covered
Wed 3 Nov 2032 3:33 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 48 minutes
Thu 14 Apr 2033 4:12 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 78 minutes
Sat 8 Oct 2033 7:55 PM Partial solar eclipse 71.5% of the Sun covered
Sun 2 Sep 2035 9:53 AM

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