Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

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Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

That morning

Sunrise

6:08 AM

6:08 AM

5:44 AM Blue hour
6:08 AM Sunrise
6:39 AM Golden hour ends

Event

Tsukimi

Japanese festival

Tsukimi in Minamitane - moon viewing, 99% lit

Moon viewing from 7:06 PM

Moon-viewing sky: not known yet

Sunset
6:06 PM
Cloud tonight
Not known yet
Rain chance
Not known yet
Tonight
Moon
99% lit
Up from the start
Where the Moon is
SSE, 61° up
at 11:51 PM

Tsukimi - moon viewing - honors the moon of the fifteenth night of the eighth month of the old lunar calendar, by tradition the most beautiful of the year. People set out round white dumplings, tsukimi dango, and stems of susuki pampas grass, and sit out to admire the moon - in which Japanese folklore sees a rabbit pounding rice cakes. It is a custom, not a day off.

Sunset

6:05 PM

6:05 PM

Behind the hills at 5:50 PM, 15 min before sunset

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

5:33 PM Golden hour
6:05 PM Sunset
6:29 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Harvest Moon

Rises 6:06 PM in the E

6:06 PM – 6:42 AM

The full moon nearest the September equinox. It rises soon after sunset several evenings running, giving farmers extra light to bring the harvest in.

E W
6:06 PM Moonrise
6:25 PM 4°
12:22 AM Highest, 62°
6:23 AM 4°
6:42 AM Moonset

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

Rises
6:06 PM in the E
Exactly full
7:01 PM
Distance
224,434 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

  • Moonset 5:34 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:44 AM–6:08 AM
  • Sunrise 6:08 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:08 AM–6:39 AM
  • Morning best color 6:19 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:33 PM–6:05 PM
  • Evening best color 5:47 PM
  • Sunset 6:05 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:05 PM–6:29 PM
  • Moonrise 6:06 PM
  • Fully dark 7:24 PM–4:48 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 13 Nov 2026 6:50 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 13 Nov 2026 6:50 PM Sakurajima, often active Activity likely by day (99%), 1° up in the NNW
Sat 14 Nov 2026 6:53 AM International Space Station Modest pass, W to N, 18 deg up
Sat 14 Nov 2026 6:00 PM Leonids Around 10 an hour
Tue 17 Nov 2026 6:48 PM Labor Thanksgiving Day Labor Thanksgiving Day in Minamitane - sunset at 5:16 PM Mon 23 Nov 2026 5:16 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