Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

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Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

That morning

Sunrise

Good

6:00 AM

Very LowExcellent

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Cloud
56%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
87%
Wind
3 mph
5:36 AM Blue hour
5:45 AM Best color
6:00 AM Sunrise
6:31 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 21 past sunrises rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Sunset

Good

6:21 PM

Very LowExcellent

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Cloud
33%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
81%
Wind
4 mph
5:50 PM Golden hour
6:21 PM Sunset
6:37 PM Best color
6:46 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 19 past sunsets rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Fair viewing

Visible from 8:33 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
8:33 PM to 10:23 PM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 23° above it
Highest at
8:33 PM
Sky fully dark
7:43 PM to 4:40 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

17% lit

9:50 AM – 8:29 PM

ESE WSW
9:50 AM Moonrise
10:10 AM 4°
3:09 PM Highest, 39°
8:08 PM 4°
8:29 PM Moonset

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

How this day turned out

Morning 9 AM 81°F Partly cloudy
56% dry 87% 3 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 80°F Overcast
80% dry 83% 7 mph
Evening 7 PM 80°F Mainly clear
33% dry 81% 4 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:36 AM–6:00 AM
  • Morning best color 5:45 AM
  • Sunrise 6:00 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:00 AM–6:31 AM
  • Moonrise 9:50 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:50 PM–6:21 PM
  • Sunset 6:21 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:21 PM–6:46 PM
  • Evening best color 6:37 PM
  • Fully dark 7:43 PM–4:40 AM
  • Moonset 8:29 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:33 PM–4:40 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Sakurajima, often active Activity likely by day (99%), 1° up in the NNW
Sun 18 Oct 2026 1:46 PM Orionids Active, around 10 an hour
Sun 18 Oct 2026 7:12 PM H3-24 | Martian Moons eXploration Good, look SSW
Tue 20 Oct 2026 4:41 AM Tiangong space station Modest pass, SW to SSW, 20 deg up
Tue 20 Oct 2026 7:23 PM Orionids Around 17 an hour
Wed 21 Oct 2026 7:09 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:19 PM in the ENE Mon 26 Oct 2026 5:19 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

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