Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

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Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

That morning

Sunrise

5:50 AM

5:50 AM

5:25 AM Blue hour
5:50 AM Sunrise
6:22 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:44 PM

6:44 PM

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

6:12 PM Golden hour
6:44 PM Sunset
7:09 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Sturgeon Moon

Rises 6:45 PM in the E

6:45 PM – 6:34 AM

Named for the lake sturgeon most easily caught in the Great Lakes in late summer.

ESE W
6:45 PM Moonrise
7:04 PM 4°
12:39 AM Highest, 53°
6:15 AM 4°
6:34 AM Moonset

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

Rises
6:45 PM in the E
Exactly full
1:20 PM
Distance
242,499 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

  • Morning blue hour 5:25 AM–5:50 AM
  • Morning best color 5:35 AM
  • Moonset 5:36 AM
  • Sunrise 5:50 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:50 AM–6:22 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:12 PM–6:44 PM
  • Sunset 6:44 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:44 PM–7:09 PM
  • Moonrise 6:46 PM
  • Evening best color 7:00 PM
  • Fully dark 8:08 PM–4:27 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Sakurajima, often active Activity likely by day (99%), 1° up in the NNW
Mon 19 Oct 2026 6:17 AM H3-24 | Martian Moons eXploration Good, look SSW
Tue 20 Oct 2026 4:41 AM Orionids Active, around 13 an hour
Mon 19 Oct 2026 7:11 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, SW to SSW, 20 deg up
Tue 20 Oct 2026 7:23 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, SSW to ESE, 22 deg up
Wed 21 Oct 2026 6:24 PM Orionids Around 17 an hour
Wed 21 Oct 2026 7:09 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