Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

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Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

That morning

Sunrise

5:56 AM

5:56 AM

5:31 AM Blue hour
5:56 AM Sunrise
6:27 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:32 PM

6:32 PM

Behind the hills at 6:14 PM, 18 min before sunset

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

6:00 PM Golden hour
6:32 PM Sunset
6:56 PM Blue hour ends

Lunar eclipse

Total lunar eclipse

Totality lasts 81 minutes

Best around 3:12 AM

Moon in shadow
136%
Totality
81 min
Moon's height
34°
12:29 AM Penumbral begins 52° up
1:28 AM Partial begins 49° up
2:31 AM Totality begins 41° up
3:12 AM Greatest eclipse 34° up
3:52 AM Totality ends 27° up
4:56 AM Partial ends 15° up
5:54 AM Penumbral ends 3° up

Safe to look at with anything, unlike a solar eclipse - the Moon is only reflecting less light.

Full moon

Full Corn Moon

Rises 6:17 PM in the E

6:17 PM – 6:07 AM

Named for the corn harvested around this time of year.

ESE W
6:17 PM Moonrise
6:36 PM 4°
12:11 AM Highest, 53°
5:48 AM 4°
6:07 AM Moonset

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

Rises
6:17 PM in the E
Exactly full
3:12 AM
Distance
229,548 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:01 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:31 AM–5:56 AM
  • Morning best color 5:44 AM
  • Sunrise 5:56 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:56 AM–6:27 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:00 PM–6:32 PM
  • Moonrise 6:18 PM
  • Sunset 6:32 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:32 PM–6:56 PM
  • Evening best color 6:50 PM
  • Fully dark 7:54 PM–4:34 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Minamitane - sunset at 5:29 PM
Sun 1 Nov 2026 5:29 PM Sakurajima, often active Activity likely by day (99%), 1° up in the NNW
Sun 1 Nov 2026 4:07 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Minamitane - sunset at 5:29 PM
Mon 2 Nov 2026 5:29 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, NNW to N, 16 deg up
Sun 1 Nov 2026 6:46 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 1 Nov 2026 6:58 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 1 Nov 2026 6:58 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