Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

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Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

That morning

Sunrise

6:36 AM

6:36 AM

6:12 AM Blue hour
6:36 AM Sunrise
7:08 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

H3-22 | ALOS-3

Launch failed - good from here

Lifted off 10:37 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Heading away from you
When
10:37 AM
Highest around 10:39 AM
Distance
2 mi
Climbs to
53°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

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

Sunset

6:18 PM

6:18 PM

Behind the hills at 6:07 PM, 11 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sunrise and sunset times - they will not change.

5:46 PM Golden hour
6:18 PM Sunset
6:42 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Worm Moon

Rises 6:04 PM in the E

6:04 PM – 7:03 AM

Named for the earthworms and beetle larvae that show again as the ground thaws.

E W
6:04 PM Moonrise
6:23 PM 4°
12:36 AM Highest, 68°
6:45 AM 4°
7:03 AM Moonset

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

Rises
6:04 PM in the E
Exactly full
9:41 PM
Distance
248,517 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

  • Morning blue hour 6:12 AM–6:36 AM
  • Sunrise 6:36 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:36 AM–7:08 AM
  • Moonset 6:36 AM
  • Morning best color 6:47 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:46 PM–6:18 PM
  • Evening best color 6:00 PM
  • Moonrise 6:05 PM
  • Sunset 6:18 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:18 PM–6:42 PM
  • Fully dark 7:38 PM–5:15 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Sakurajima, often active Activity likely by day (99%), 1° up in the NNW
Mon 16 Nov 2026 6:54 AM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 6:48 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 6:48 PM Leonids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 6:48 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, SSW to E, 25 deg up
Tue 17 Nov 2026 5:59 AM Leonids Around 10 an hour
Tue 17 Nov 2026 6:48 PM 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 Partial solar eclipse 80.2% of the Sun covered
Sun 20 Apr 2042 11:12 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it