Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

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Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

That morning

Sunrise

6:16 AM

6:16 AM

5:52 AM Blue hour
6:16 AM Sunrise
6:48 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:48 PM

5:48 PM

Behind the hills at 5:37 PM, 11 min before sunset

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

5:16 PM Golden hour
5:48 PM Sunset
6:12 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 3:48 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:18 PM Dark enough
1:05 AM Moonset
3:48 AM Best
4:47 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

Waxing gibbous

64% lit

2:32 PM – 1:05 AM

ESE WSW
2:32 PM Moonrise
2:53 PM 4°
7:49 PM Highest, 38°
12:44 AM 4°
1:05 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:52 AM–6:16 AM
  • Sunrise 6:16 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:16 AM–6:48 AM
  • Morning best color 6:27 AM
  • Moonrise 2:33 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:16 PM–5:48 PM
  • Evening best color 5:30 PM
  • Sunset 5:48 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:48 PM–6:12 PM
  • Fully dark 7:08 PM–4:57 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 1:08 AM–4:57 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 3:05 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