Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

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Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

That morning

Sunrise

7:13 AM

7:13 AM

6:47 AM Blue hour
7:13 AM Sunrise
7:49 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

H-IIA 202 | IGS Optical 8

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 1:44 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
S
Heading away from you
When
1:44 PM
Highest around 1:45 PM
Distance
2 mi
Climbs to
53°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-1
Tanegashima Space Center, Japan

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

Sunset

5:34 PM

5:34 PM

Behind the hills at 5:26 PM, 8 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

4:58 PM Golden hour
5:34 PM Sunset
6:00 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

New moon

1% lit

8:00 AM – 6:18 PM

ESE WSW
8:00 AM Moonrise
8:22 AM 4°
1:09 PM Highest, 35°
5:56 PM 4°
6:18 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:47 AM–7:13 AM
  • Sunrise 7:13 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:13 AM–7:49 AM
  • Morning best color 7:25 AM
  • Moonrise 8:00 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:58 PM–5:34 PM
  • Evening best color 5:16 PM
  • Sunset 5:34 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:34 PM–6:00 PM
  • Moonset 6:18 PM
  • Fully dark 6:58 PM–5:49 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:58 PM–5:49 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Sakurajima, often active Activity likely by day (99%), 1° up in the NNW
Fri 13 Nov 2026 7:10 AM International Space Station Modest pass, NW to NNW, 11 deg up
Fri 13 Nov 2026 6:49 PM 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 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 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