Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

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Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Rocket launch

Long March 11 | Shiyan 32 01-03

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 6:01 AM

Very LowExcellent

Space jellyfish possible 6:08 AM–6:09 AM, NNW about 4° up

Look
NW
Crossing your sky
When
6:01 AM
Highest around 6:08 AM
Distance
707 mi
Climbs to
4°
Lighting
Twilight window
Launch site
Haiyang 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

6:36 AM

6:36 AM

6:11 AM Blue hour
6:36 AM Sunrise
7:10 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:22 PM

5:22 PM

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

4:48 PM Golden hour
5:22 PM Sunset
5:47 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

Best around 12:52 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:52 PM Dark enough
8:46 PM Moonrise
12:52 AM Best
5:07 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
82°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
62% lost
Speed
29 km/s

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 second half of the Taurids, peaking about a week after the Southern Taurids.

Meteor shower

Southern Taurids

Best around 12:22 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:52 PM Dark enough
8:46 PM Moonrise
12:22 AM Best
5:07 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
75°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
61% lost
Speed
27 km/s

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.

Not many meteors, but known for bright fireballs.

Moon

Waning gibbous

82% lit

8:46 PM – 11:38 AM

ENE WNW
8:46 PM Moonrise
9:08 PM 4°
4:15 AM Highest, 86°
11:17 AM 4°
11:38 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 6:11 AM–6:36 AM
  • Morning best color 6:25 AM
  • Sunrise 6:36 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:36 AM–7:10 AM
  • Moonset 10:43 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:48 PM–5:22 PM
  • Sunset 5:22 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:22 PM–5:47 PM
  • Evening best color 5:40 PM
  • Fully dark 6:45 PM–5:15 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:45 PM–8:55 PM
  • Moonrise 8:46 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Sakurajima, often active Activity likely by day (99%), 1° up in the NNW
Fri 30 Oct 2026 6:35 AM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 30 Oct 2026 7:00 PM International Space Station Modest pass, N to ENE, 20 deg up
Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 AM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Minamitane - sunset at 5:29 PM
Sun 1 Nov 2026 5:29 PM Halloween Halloween night in Minamitane - waning gibbous moon
Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, NNW to NNE, 11 deg up
Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:09 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