Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

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Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

That morning

Sunrise

7:13 AM

7:13 AM

6:46 AM Blue hour
7:13 AM Sunrise
7:49 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:26 PM

5:26 PM

Behind the hills at 5:17 PM, 9 min before sunset

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

4:50 PM Golden hour
5:26 PM Sunset
5:53 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Best around 4:56 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:56 PM Dark enough
7:44 PM Moonset
4:56 AM Best
5:43 AM Too light
Estimate
~7/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
44°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
41 km/s

Where they come from: Asteroid 2003 EH1

Dust from 2003 EH1, a small asteroid that is probably a burnt-out comet. Earth crosses its thin, young stream at a steep angle, which is why the peak lasts only hours.

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.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

Moon

Waxing crescent

6% lit

9:09 AM – 7:44 PM

ESE WSW
9:09 AM Moonrise
9:30 AM 4°
2:27 PM Highest, 38°
7:23 PM 4°
7:44 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 6:46 AM–7:13 AM
  • Sunrise 7:13 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:13 AM–7:49 AM
  • Morning best color 7:24 AM
  • Moonrise 9:09 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:50 PM–5:26 PM
  • Evening best color 5:09 PM
  • Sunset 5:26 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:26 PM–5:53 PM
  • Fully dark 6:52 PM–5:47 AM
  • Moonset 7:45 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:52 PM–5:47 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 6:41 AM 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