Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

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Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

That morning

Sunrise

6:15 AM

6:15 AM

5:51 AM Blue hour
6:15 AM Sunrise
6:47 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:50 PM

5:50 PM

Behind the hills at 5:39 PM, 11 min before sunset

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

5:18 PM Golden hour
5:50 PM Sunset
6:14 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 3:50 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:20 PM Dark enough
10:53 PM Moonset
3:50 AM Best
4:45 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
69°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet, the same stream as May's Eta Aquariids. The comet itself last came round in 1986 and returns in 2061; its dust arrives every October.

The estimate 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. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Moon

First quarter

43% lit

12:57 PM – 10:53 PM

SE SW
12:57 PM Moonrise
1:20 PM 4°
5:55 PM Highest, 32°
10:30 PM 4°
10:53 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 5:51 AM–6:15 AM
  • Sunrise 6:15 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:15 AM–6:47 AM
  • Morning best color 6:26 AM
  • Moonrise 12:58 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:18 PM–5:50 PM
  • Evening best color 5:32 PM
  • Sunset 5:50 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:50 PM–6:14 PM
  • Fully dark 7:10 PM–4:55 AM
  • Moonset 10:53 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:00 PM–4:55 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Sakurajima, often active Activity likely by day (99%), 1° up in the NNW
Sun 8 Nov 2026 3:21 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, W to SSE, 25 deg up
Sun 8 Nov 2026 6:13 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 8 Nov 2026 6:53 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 8 Nov 2026 6:53 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:50 PM to 5:10 AM Mon 9 Nov 2026 4:01 PM International Space Station Brilliant pass, SW to ESE, 64 deg up
Mon 9 Nov 2026 6:44 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