Tokyo, Japan

Friday, October 2, 2026

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Tokyo, Japan
High 71°F, low 66°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

5:36 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
68%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
80%
Wind
3 mph
5:11 AM Blue hour
5:16 AM Best color
5:36 AM Sunrise
6:10 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 30 camera photos of past sunrises here.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Bright pass, SW to ENE

Rose 4:31 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SW
Rising, then up to SE
When
4:31 AM
until 4:35 AM
Visible for
4m 40s
Highest
60° SE
Ends
Sets ENE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Sunset

Low

5:24 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
69%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
79%
Wind
1 mph
4:50 PM Golden hour
4:59 PM Best color
5:24 PM Sunset
5:49 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 31 camera photos of past sunsets here.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Washed out by city light

Visible from 6:49 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
6:49 PM to 8:19 PM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 19° above it
Highest at
6:49 PM
Sky fully dark
6:49 PM to 4:12 AM
Sky darkness
None
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

Waning gibbous

66% lit

9:06 PM – 12:41 PM

ENE WNW
9:06 PM Moonrise
9:30 PM 4°
4:54 AM Highest, 82°
12:18 PM 4°
12:41 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 71°F Partly cloudy
68% dry 80% 3 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 69°F Mainly clear
43% dry 76% 3 mph
Evening 7 PM 68°F Partly cloudy
69% dry 79% 1 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:11 AM–5:36 AM
  • Morning best color 5:16 AM
  • Sunrise 5:36 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:36 AM–6:10 AM
  • Moonset 11:40 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:50 PM–5:24 PM
  • Evening best color 4:59 PM
  • Sunset 5:24 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:24 PM–5:49 PM
  • Fully dark 6:49 PM–4:12 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:49 PM–9:09 PM
  • Moonrise 9:06 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Tokyo, Japan

Orionids Active, around 7 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 6:34 PM International Space Station Modest pass, WNW to NNE, 20 deg up
Sun 18 Oct 2026 4:57 AM Orionids Around 17 an hour
Wed 21 Oct 2026 6:28 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 4:34 PM in the ENE Mon 26 Oct 2026 4:34 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 5 Nov 2026 6:12 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:10 PM to 4:40 AM Mon 9 Nov 2026 4:01 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 72.6% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 5:07 PM Partial lunar eclipse 93% of it above your horizon
Sat 15 Jun 2030 3:33 AM 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 39.5% of the Sun covered
Wed 3 Nov 2032 3:35 PM Total lunar eclipse 81% of it above your horizon
Thu 14 Apr 2033 4:12 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 78 minutes
Sat 8 Oct 2033 7:55 PM Partial solar eclipse Totality here
Sun 2 Sep 2035 10:09 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it