TODAY
Tokyo, Japan
High 74°F, low 61°F.

Sunset

Fair

5:03 PM

Very LowExcellent
High cloud
0%catches the color
Low cloud
0%toward the horizon, blocks the light
Rain chance
0%
Humidity
51%
4:29 PM Golden hour
4:57 PM Best color
5:03 PM Sunset
5:29 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 8:19 AM

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds just before the sun goes - learned from 68 rated clear past sunsets across every place Sky Time tracks.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 7 an hour

Best around 4:19 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
70°
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

Brilliant pass, ENE to NE

Rose 4:09 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
ENE
Rising, then up to ENE
When
4:09 AM
until 4:12 AM
Visible for
3m 0s
Highest
71° ENE
Ends
Sets NE

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

Earlier today

Sunrise

Fair

5:49 AM

Very LowExcellent
High cloud
0%catches the color
Low cloud
25%toward the horizon, blocks the light
Rain chance
2%
Humidity
81%
5:23 AM Blue hour
5:29 AM Best color
5:49 AM Sunrise
6:23 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 8:19 AM

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 30 camera photos of past sunrises here.

Moon

Waxing crescent

34% lit

11:57 AM – 9:23 PM

SE SW
11:57 AM Moonrise
12:21 PM 4°
4:40 PM Highest, 27°
8:59 PM 4°
9:23 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 66°F Clear sky
8% 0% 56% 3 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 73°F Mainly clear
24% 0% 42% 3 mph
Evening 7 PM 66°F Clear sky
0% 0% 61% 2 mph
Late Night 11 PM 61°F Clear sky
5% 0% 69% 2 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:23 AM–5:49 AM
  • Morning best color 5:29 AM
  • Sunrise 5:49 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:49 AM–6:23 AM
  • Moonrise 11:57 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:29 PM–5:03 PM
  • Evening best color 4:57 PM
  • Sunset 5:03 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:03 PM–5:29 PM
  • Night 5:29 PM–5:24 AM
  • Fully dark 6:29 PM–4:25 AM
  • Moonset 9:23 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:29 PM–4:25 AM

Tomorrow

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Cloud, aurora and darkness around Tokyo, Japan

Next few days

Pick a date
Sun, Oct 18
Fair 5:31 AM–6:07 AM
4:57 AM
Fair 4:44 PM–5:20 PM
Mon, Oct 19
Fair 5:32 AM–6:08 AM
Good 4:43 PM–5:19 PM
Tue, Oct 20
Fair 5:33 AM–6:09 AM
Low 4:41 PM–5:17 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Tokyo, Japan

Orionids Active, around 7 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 4:19 AM International Space Station Modest pass, WNW to NNE, 20 deg up
Sun 18 Oct 2026 4:57 AM Orionids Around 17 an hour
Wed 21 Oct 2026 3:58 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 4:34 PM in the ENE Mon 26 Oct 2026 4:34 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 5 Nov 2026 12:12 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:10 PM to 4:40 AM Mon 9 Nov 2026 4:01 PM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 12 Nov 2026 12:06 AM Leonids Around 11 an hour
Tue 17 Nov 2026 4:48 AM Full Beaver Moon Rises 3:47 PM in the ENE Tue 24 Nov 2026 3:47 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:00 PM to 5:00 AM Tue 8 Dec 2026 9:50 AM Geminids Around 135 an hour
Sun 13 Dec 2026 1:43 AM Winter solstice Shortest day, 9h 44m of light · sunset 4:31 PM in the WSW Tue 22 Dec 2026 5:50 AM Ursids A few an hour
Tue 22 Dec 2026 5:16 AM Full Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:31 PM in the ENE Thu 24 Dec 2026 4:31 PM Quadrantids Around 61 an hour
Sun 3 Jan 2027 5:09 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:20 PM to 5:20 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 5:23 AM Full Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:35 PM in the ENE Fri 22 Jan 2027 4:35 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:50 PM to 5:10 AM Sat 6 Feb 2027 12:56 AM Full Snow Moon Rises 5:52 PM in the E Sun 21 Feb 2027 5:52 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:10 PM to 4:30 AM Mon 8 Mar 2027 6:31 PM Milky Way Visible 2:13 AM to 4:24 AM with no moon, 22° above the south-southeastern horizon - 13 nights 4 Mar to 16 Mar
Tue 16 Mar 2027 2:13 AM Spring equinox Sunset due west, 5:52 PM Sun 21 Mar 2027 5:24 AM Full Worm Moon Rises 5:49 PM in the E Mon 22 Mar 2027 5:49 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:40 PM to 3:50 AM Tue 6 Apr 2027 8:56 AM Milky Way Visible 12:29 AM to 3:44 AM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 16 nights 31 Mar to 15 Apr
Sun 11 Apr 2027 12:29 AM Full Pink Moon Rises 6:52 PM in the ESE Wed 21 Apr 2027 6:52 PM Lyrids Around 10 an hour
Thu 22 Apr 2027 3:19 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:10 PM to 3:00 AM Thu 6 May 2027 8:05 PM Eta Aquariids Around 16 an hour
Thu 6 May 2027 3:01 AM Milky Way Visible 10:41 PM to 3:02 AM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 28 Apr to 14 May
Sun 9 May 2027 10:41 PM Full Flower Moon Rises 6:48 PM in the ESE Thu 20 May 2027 6:48 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:40 PM to 2:30 AM Fri 4 Jun 2027 4:48 AM Milky Way Visible 8:51 PM to 2:38 AM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 28 May to 13 Jun
Sun 6 Jun 2027 8:51 PM Full Strawberry Moon Rises 7:28 PM in the SE Sat 19 Jun 2027 7:28 PM Summer solstice Longest day, 14h 35m of light · sunset 7:00 PM in the WNW Mon 21 Jun 2027 11:10 PM Milky Way Visible 8:49 PM to 2:19 AM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 26 Jun to 12 Jul
Fri 2 Jul 2027 8:49 PM New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 8:50 PM to 2:40 AM Sun 4 Jul 2027 12:07 PM Full Buck Moon (micromoon) Micromoon - rises 6:49 PM in the ESE Sun 18 Jul 2027 6:49 PM Southern Delta Aquariids Around 12 an hour
Wed 28 Jul 2027 1:49 AM Milky Way Visible 8:28 PM to 12:28 AM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 16 nights 25 Jul to 9 Aug
Thu 29 Jul 2027 8:28 PM New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 8:30 PM to 3:10 AM Mon 2 Aug 2027 7:07 PM Perseids Around 84 an hour
Thu 12 Aug 2027 3:20 AM Full Sturgeon Moon Rises 6:22 PM in the ESE Tue 17 Aug 2027 6:22 PM Milky Way Visible 7:48 PM to 10:48 PM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 13 nights 24 Aug to 5 Sep
Thu 26 Aug 2027 7:48 PM Black Moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 7:50 PM to 3:40 AM Tue 31 Aug 2027 2:40 AM Full Harvest Moon Rises 5:39 PM in the E Thu 16 Sep 2027 5:39 PM Milky Way Visible 7:04 PM to 8:54 PM with no moon, 21° above the south-southwestern horizon - 12 nights 22 Sep to 3 Oct
Wed 22 Sep 2027 7:04 PM Autumn equinox Sunset due west, 5:38 PM Thu 23 Sep 2027 3:01 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 4:00 AM Wed 29 Sep 2027 11:33 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 4:34 PM in the ENE Fri 15 Oct 2027 4:34 PM Orionids Around 9 an hour
Thu 21 Oct 2027 3:59 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:20 PM to 4:30 AM Fri 29 Oct 2027 10:34 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Fri 5 Nov 2027 12:12 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Fri 12 Nov 2027 12:06 AM Full Beaver Moon Rises 4:17 PM in the ENE Sun 14 Nov 2027 4:17 PM Leonids A few an hour
Wed 17 Nov 2027 4:48 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:00 PM to 4:50 AM Sun 28 Nov 2027 12:23 PM Full Cold Moon Rises 3:47 PM in the ENE Mon 13 Dec 2027 3:47 PM Geminids Around 30 an hour
Tue 14 Dec 2027 1:43 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 72.6% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 5:07 PM Partial lunar eclipse 93% of it above your horizon
Sat 15 Jun 2030 3:33 AM 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 39.5% of the Sun covered
Wed 3 Nov 2032 3:35 PM Total lunar eclipse 81% of it above your horizon
Thu 14 Apr 2033 4:12 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 78 minutes
Sat 8 Oct 2033 7:55 PM Partial solar eclipse Totality here
Sun 2 Sep 2035 10:09 AM

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