Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Tuesday, September 9, 2025

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Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Rocket launch

Smart Dragon 3 | Geely Constellation Group 05

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 4:48 AM

Very LowExcellent

Space jellyfish low chance 4:56 AM–4:56 AM, NNW about 5° up

Look
WNW
Crossing your sky
When
4:48 AM
Highest around 4:55 AM
Distance
743 mi
Climbs to
4°
Lighting
Twilight window
Launch site
Rizhao offshore launch location
Haiyang Oriental Spaceport

The sun is far enough down that the ground is dark and still high enough to light the plume: exhaust expanding into near-vacuum turns into a glowing bell visible for hundreds of miles.

That morning

Sunrise

5:57 AM

5:57 AM

5:32 AM Blue hour
5:57 AM Sunrise
6:29 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:29 PM

6:29 PM

Behind the hills at 6:11 PM, 18 min before sunset

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

5:57 PM Golden hour
6:29 PM Sunset
6:53 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

97% lit

7:20 PM – 8:20 AM

E W
7:20 PM Moonrise
7:39 PM 4°
1:48 AM Highest, 67°
8:01 AM 4°
8:20 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 5:32 AM–5:57 AM
  • Morning best color 5:46 AM
  • Sunrise 5:57 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:57 AM–6:29 AM
  • Moonset 7:13 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:57 PM–6:29 PM
  • Sunset 6:29 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:29 PM–6:53 PM
  • Evening best color 6:47 PM
  • Moonrise 7:21 PM
  • Fully dark 7:51 PM–4:36 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 2:10 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