Tokyo, Japan

Saturday, October 3, 2026

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Tokyo, Japan
High 74°F, low 63°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

5:37 AM

Very LowExcellent

Rated Fair by the people who watched it.

Cloud
19%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
63%
Wind
3 mph
5:11 AM Blue hour
5:17 AM Best color
5:37 AM Sunrise
6:11 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

Modest pass, ESE to E

Rose 3:35 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
ESE
Rising, then up to ESE
When
3:35 AM
until 3:36 AM
Visible for
1m 30s
Highest
22° ESE
Ends
Sets E

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

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Bright pass, W to NE

Rose 5:07 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Rising, then up to NNW
When
5:07 AM
until 5:11 AM
Visible for
4m 10s
Highest
46° NNW
Ends
Fades at 30°

It will not set - it flies into the Earth's shadow and fades out in a few seconds.

Sunset

Fair

5:22 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
13%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
59%
Wind
3 mph
4:48 PM Golden hour
4:57 PM Best color
5:22 PM Sunset
5:48 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 6:47 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
6:47 PM to 8:17 PM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 19° above it
Highest at
6:47 PM
Sky fully dark
6:47 PM to 4:13 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

Last quarter

55% 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 68°F Clear sky
19% dry 63% 3 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 74°F Clear sky
8% dry 53% 3 mph
Evening 7 PM 67°F Clear sky
13% dry 59% 3 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:11 AM–5:37 AM
  • Morning best color 5:17 AM
  • Sunrise 5:37 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:37 AM–6:11 AM
  • Moonset 12:41 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:48 PM–5:22 PM
  • Evening best color 4:57 PM
  • Sunset 5:22 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:22 PM–5:48 PM
  • Fully dark 6:47 PM–4:13 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:47 PM–10:17 PM
  • Moonrise 10:13 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

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