Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

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Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

That morning

Sunrise

5:31 AM

5:31 AM

5:05 AM Blue hour
5:31 AM Sunrise
6:05 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:13 PM

7:13 PM

Behind the hills at 6:58 PM, 15 min before sunset

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

6:39 PM Golden hour
7:13 PM Sunset
7:39 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Perseids

Best around 3:13 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:43 PM Dark enough
9:24 PM Moonset
3:13 AM Best
4:02 AM Too light
Estimate
~16/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
55°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
59 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Swift-Tuttle (109P/Swift-Tuttle)

Dust from Comet Swift-Tuttle, which takes 133 years to go round the Sun and was last here in 1992. At 26 km across it is the largest object known to pass this close to Earth again and again.

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.

The most dependable shower of the year, on warm summer nights in the north.

Meteor shower

Southern Delta Aquariids

Best around 2:28 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:43 PM Dark enough
9:24 PM Moonset
2:28 AM Best
4:02 AM Too light
Estimate
~14/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
43°
Under a perfect sky
25/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
41 km/s

Where they come from: Comet 96P/Machholz

Thought to come from Comet 96P/Machholz and the family of sungrazing comets broken from it. Its meteors are mostly faint, and it is best seen from the southern half of the world.

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.

Stays near its best for several nights, not just one.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Excellent viewing

Visible from 9:34 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
9:34 PM to 1:34 AM
Where to look
Southern horizon, up to 31° above it
Highest at
9:34 PM
Sky fully dark
8:44 PM to 4:01 AM
Sky darkness
Fair
Cloud
Not forecast yet

The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.

Moon

Waxing crescent

12% lit

8:40 AM – 9:24 PM

E W
8:40 AM Moonrise
8:59 AM 4°
3:04 PM Highest, 65°
9:06 PM 4°
9:24 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 5:05 AM–5:31 AM
  • Sunrise 5:31 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:31 AM–6:05 AM
  • Morning best color 5:43 AM
  • Moonrise 8:40 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:39 PM–7:13 PM
  • Evening best color 6:55 PM
  • Sunset 7:13 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:13 PM–7:39 PM
  • Fully dark 8:44 PM–4:01 AM
  • Moonset 9:25 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:34 PM–4:01 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Culture Day Culture Day in Minamitane - sunset at 5:28 PM
Tue 3 Nov 2026 5:28 PM International Space Station Bright pass, NNW to ESE, 33 deg up
Tue 3 Nov 2026 5:15 AM Sakurajima, often active Activity likely by day (99%), 1° up in the NNW
Tue 3 Nov 2026 6:44 AM Tiangong space station Modest pass, NW to NE, 22 deg up
Tue 3 Nov 2026 6:23 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Tue 3 Nov 2026 6:57 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Tue 3 Nov 2026 6:57 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