TODAY
Tobelo, North Maluku, Indonesia
High 87°F, low 79°F.

Volcanic eruption

Dukono erupting

Ash plume 8° up in the WSW, by day

Visible now, until 2:10 PM

Look
WSW, 9 mi away
Ash plume
8° up, to 7,001 ft
Vent
Malupang Warirang crater, 4,032 ft
Reported by
Aviation ash advisory (Ujung Pandang)

Dukono is 9 mi to the WSW. Ash cloud reported to 7,001 ft by the aviation ash advisory.

Active volcano

Dukono, often active

Activity likely by day (99%), 9° up in the WSW

Watch from 6:20 AM

Look
WSW, 9 mi away
Chance today
99% (estimate)
Usually
Near-continuous ash emission
Erupting, past year
365 of 365 days
Last erupting
Today
Ash plume
9° up, to 7,313 ft
Vent
Malupang Warirang crater, 4,032 ft
Based on
Smithsonian, NASA

An estimate: Dukono usually shows near-continuous ash emission. It was reported erupting under an hour ago. It has erupted every day of the past year. Eruption record to 31 Mar 2026.

Sunset

Very Low

6:15 PM

Very LowExcellent
High cloud
100%catches the color
Low cloud
85%toward the horizon, blocks the light
Rain chance
65%
Humidity
83%
5:47 PM Golden hour
6:15 PM Sunset
6:31 PM Best color
6:36 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 8:20 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 4:30 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
74°
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

Tiangong space station

Bright pass, WSW to NNE

Rises 7:02 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WSW
Rising, then up to NW
When
7:02 PM
until 7:07 PM
Visible for
5m 20s
Highest
52° NW
Ends
Fades at 16°

It will not set - it flies into the Earth's shadow and fades out in a few seconds.

Earlier today

Sunrise

Fair

6:11 AM

Very LowExcellent
High cloud
4%catches the color
Low cloud
46%toward the horizon, blocks the light
Rain chance
8%
Humidity
89%
5:50 AM Blue hour
6:11 AM Sunrise
6:15 AM Best color
6:38 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 8:20 AM

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds as the sun comes up - learned from 79 rated clear past sunrises across every place Sky Time tracks.

Moon

Waxing crescent

34% lit

11:19 AM – 11:35 PM

ESE WSW
11:19 AM Moonrise
11:37 AM 4°
5:27 PM Highest, 61°
11:18 PM 4°
11:35 PM Moonset

Current local time: 8:20 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 82°F Partly cloudy
48% 8% 82% 3 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 86°F Overcast
100% 40% 69% 4 mph
Evening 7 PM 82°F Overcast
100% 52% 84% 2 mph
Late Night 11 PM 79°F Overcast
100% 7% 90% 2 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:50 AM–6:11 AM
  • Sunrise 6:11 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:11 AM–6:38 AM
  • Morning best color 6:15 AM
  • Moonrise 11:19 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:47 PM–6:15 PM
  • Sunset 6:15 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:15 PM–6:36 PM
  • Evening best color 6:31 PM
  • Night 6:36 PM–5:50 AM
  • Fully dark 7:25 PM–5:01 AM
  • Moonset 11:36 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:45 PM–5:01 AM
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Cloud, aurora and darkness around Tobelo, North Maluku, Indonesia

Next few days

Pick a date
Sun, Oct 18
Good 5:53 AM–6:29 AM
Very Low 5:57 PM–6:33 PM
Mon, Oct 19
Good 5:52 AM–6:28 AM
5:32 AM
Low 5:57 PM–6:33 PM
Tue, Oct 20
Good 5:52 AM–6:28 AM
Fair 5:56 PM–6:32 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Tobelo, North Maluku, Indonesia

Dukono erupting Ash plume 8° up in the WSW, by day
Sat 17 Oct 2026 8:20 AM
Tiangong space station Bright pass, WSW to NNE, 52 deg up
Sat 17 Oct 2026 7:02 PM
Orionids Active, around 7 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 4:30 AM
Tiangong space station Bright pass, NNW to ESE, 47 deg up
Mon 19 Oct 2026 5:32 AM
Orionids Around 17 an hour
Wed 21 Oct 2026 4:29 AM
Full Hunter's Moon Rises 6:14 PM in the ENE Mon 26 Oct 2026 6:14 PM Milky Way Visible 7:24 PM to 8:54 PM with no moon, 26° above the southwestern horizon - 8 nights 1 Nov to 8 Nov
Sun 1 Nov 2026 7:24 PM
Southern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 5 Nov 2026 12:58 AM
New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:30 PM to 4:50 AM Mon 9 Nov 2026 4:01 PM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 12 Nov 2026 12:58 AM
Leonids Around 9 an hour
Tue 17 Nov 2026 4:28 AM
Full Beaver Moon Rises 5:52 PM in the ENE Tue 24 Nov 2026 5:52 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:40 PM to 5:00 AM Tue 8 Dec 2026 9:50 AM Geminids Around 116 an hour
Sun 13 Dec 2026 2:22 AM
Winter solstice Shortest day, 12h 01m of light · sunset 6:26 PM in the WSW Tue 22 Dec 2026 5:50 AM Full Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 6:46 PM in the ENE Thu 24 Dec 2026 6:46 PM Quadrantids Around 26 an hour
Sun 3 Jan 2027 4:47 AM
New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:50 PM to 5:10 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 5:23 AM Full Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 6:32 PM in the ENE Fri 22 Jan 2027 6:32 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:00 PM to 5:20 AM Sat 6 Feb 2027 12:56 AM Milky Way Visible 3:14 AM to 5:29 AM with no moon, 35° above the southeastern horizon - 12 nights 4 Feb to 15 Feb
Sun 14 Feb 2027 3:14 AM
Full Snow Moon Rises 6:08 PM in the ENE Sat 20 Feb 2027 6:08 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:00 PM to 5:20 AM Mon 8 Mar 2027 6:31 PM Milky Way Visible 1:18 AM to 5:24 AM with no moon, 54° above the south-southeastern horizon - 14 nights 3 Mar to 16 Mar
Mon 15 Mar 2027 1:18 AM
Spring equinox Sunset due west, 6:38 PM Sun 21 Mar 2027 5:24 AM Full Worm Moon Rises 6:28 PM in the E Mon 22 Mar 2027 6:28 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:50 PM to 5:10 AM Tue 6 Apr 2027 8:56 AM Milky Way Visible 11:33 PM to 5:14 AM with no moon, 59° above the southern horizon - 16 nights 31 Mar to 15 Apr
Sun 11 Apr 2027 11:33 PM
Full Pink Moon Rises 5:55 PM in the ESE Tue 20 Apr 2027 5:55 PM Lyrids A few an hour
Thu 22 Apr 2027 4:31 AM
Eta Aquariids Around 30 an hour
Wed 5 May 2027 4:45 AM
New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:50 PM to 5:00 AM Thu 6 May 2027 8:05 PM Milky Way Visible 9:42 PM to 5:06 AM with no moon, 59° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 28 Apr to 14 May
Sun 9 May 2027 9:42 PM
Full Flower Moon Rises 6:20 PM in the ESE Thu 20 May 2027 6:20 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:50 PM to 5:00 AM Fri 4 Jun 2027 4:48 AM Milky Way Visible 7:57 PM to 5:05 AM with no moon, 59° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 28 May to 13 Jun
Sat 5 Jun 2027 7:57 PM
Full Strawberry Moon Rises 6:52 PM in the ESE Sat 19 Jun 2027 6:52 PM Summer solstice Longest day, 12h 13m of light · sunset 6:36 PM in the WNW Mon 21 Jun 2027 11:10 PM Milky Way Visible 7:53 PM to 4:53 AM with no moon, 59° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 26 Jun to 12 Jul
Fri 2 Jul 2027 7:53 PM
New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 8:00 PM to 5:10 AM Sun 4 Jul 2027 12:07 PM Full Buck Moon (micromoon) Micromoon - rises 6:26 PM in the ESE Sun 18 Jul 2027 6:26 PM Southern Delta Aquariids Around 20 an hour
Wed 28 Jul 2027 2:40 AM
Milky Way Visible 7:53 PM to 3:03 AM with no moon, 59° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 25 Jul to 10 Aug
Fri 30 Jul 2027 7:53 PM
New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 8:00 PM to 5:10 AM Mon 2 Aug 2027 7:07 PM Perseids Around 51 an hour
Thu 12 Aug 2027 4:53 AM
Full Sturgeon Moon Rises 6:35 PM in the ESE Tue 17 Aug 2027 6:35 PM Milky Way Visible 7:44 PM to 1:14 AM with no moon, 59° above the southern horizon - 14 nights 24 Aug to 6 Sep
Thu 26 Aug 2027 7:44 PM
Black Moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 7:50 PM to 5:10 AM Tue 31 Aug 2027 2:40 AM Full Harvest Moon Rises 5:54 PM in the E Wed 15 Sep 2027 5:54 PM Milky Way Visible 7:33 PM to 11:23 PM with no moon, 53° above the south-southwestern horizon - 12 nights 22 Sep to 3 Oct
Wed 22 Sep 2027 7:33 PM
Autumn equinox Sunset due west, 6:23 PM Thu 23 Sep 2027 3:01 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:40 PM to 5:00 AM Wed 29 Sep 2027 11:33 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:56 PM in the ENE Fri 15 Oct 2027 5:56 PM Milky Way Visible 7:24 PM to 9:34 PM with no moon, 35° above the southwestern horizon - 11 nights 21 Oct to 31 Oct
Thu 21 Oct 2027 7:24 PM
Orionids Around 10 an hour
Thu 21 Oct 2027 4:29 AM
New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:30 PM to 4:50 AM Fri 29 Oct 2027 10:34 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Fri 5 Nov 2027 12:58 AM
Northern Taurids A few an hour
Fri 12 Nov 2027 12:58 AM
Full Beaver Moon Rises 6:17 PM in the ENE Sun 14 Nov 2027 6:17 PM Leonids A few an hour
Wed 17 Nov 2027 4:28 AM
New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:40 PM to 5:00 AM Sun 28 Nov 2027 12:23 PM Full Cold Moon Rises 5:59 PM in the ENE Mon 13 Dec 2027 5:59 PM Geminids Around 26 an hour
Tue 14 Dec 2027 2:23 AM
Partial lunar eclipse 38% of the Moon in shadow
Thu 6 Jul 2028 3:20 AM
Partial solar eclipse 46.5% of the Sun covered
Sat 22 Jul 2028 11:36 AM
Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 71 minutes
Sun 31 Dec 2028 1:51 AM
Partial lunar eclipse 50% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 15 Jun 2030 3:33 AM
Partial solar eclipse 74.6% of the Sun covered
Wed 21 May 2031 6:08 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
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

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