Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

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Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

That morning

Sunrise

5:51 AM

5:51 AM

5:27 AM Blue hour
5:51 AM Sunrise
6:23 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:41 PM

6:41 PM

Behind the hills at 6:23 PM, 18 min before sunset

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

6:09 PM Golden hour
6:41 PM Sunset
7:05 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Sturgeon Moon

Supermoon, blue moon - rises 7:05 PM in the ESE

7:05 PM – 6:49 AM

Named for the lake sturgeon most easily caught in the Great Lakes in late summer. A blue moon too: the second full moon in one calendar month.

ESE W
7:05 PM Moonrise
7:24 PM 4°
12:56 AM Highest, 51°
6:30 AM 4°
6:49 AM Moonset

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

Rises
7:05 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
10:39 AM
Distance
221,684 mi - supermoon, blue moon

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 5:27 AM–5:51 AM
  • Moonset 5:38 AM
  • Sunrise 5:51 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:51 AM–6:23 AM
  • Morning best color 6:02 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:09 PM–6:41 PM
  • Evening best color 6:23 PM
  • Sunset 6:41 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:41 PM–7:05 PM
  • Moonrise 7:05 PM
  • Fully dark 8:04 PM–4:29 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
Sat 14 Nov 2026 6:50 AM International Space Station Modest pass, W to N, 18 deg up
Sat 14 Nov 2026 6:00 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 14 Nov 2026 6:49 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 14 Nov 2026 6:49 PM 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 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