Port Resolution, Tanna, Vanuatu

Thursday, October 15, 2026

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Port Resolution, Tanna, Vanuatu
High 78°F, low 70°F.

Active volcano

Yasur, often active

Activity likely by day (99%), 9° up in the W

Watch from 5:09 PM

Look
W, 4 mi away
Chance today
99% (estimate)
Usually
Explosions every few minutes
Satellite heat
1:11 PM, 12.6 MW
Erupting, past year
365 of 365 days
Last erupting
15 Oct 2026
Ash plume
9° up, to 2,825 ft
Vent
Summit crater, 1,184 ft
Based on
Smithsonian, NASA

An estimate: Yasur usually shows explosions every few minutes. It has erupted every day of the past year. NASA's satellites saw heat at its summit 4 hours ago. Eruption record to 31 Mar 2026.

That morning

Sunrise

Low

5:12 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
54%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
71%
Wind
9 mph
4:50 AM Blue hour
4:57 AM Best color
5:12 AM Sunrise
5:41 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

Low

5:43 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
62%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
85%
Wind
6 mph
5:14 PM Golden hour
5:43 PM Sunset
5:59 PM Best color
6:06 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.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, W to N

Rose 6:16 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Rising, then up to NW
When
6:16 PM
until 6:20 PM
Visible for
4m 20s
Highest
17° NW
Ends
Sets N

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

Moon

Waxing crescent

18% lit

7:58 AM – 9:49 PM

ESE WSW
7:58 AM Moonrise
8:17 AM 4°
2:53 PM Highest, 82°
9:30 PM 4°
9:49 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 76°F Partly cloudy
54% dry 71% 9 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 78°F Overcast
73% dry 69% 11 mph
Evening 7 PM 73°F Partly cloudy
62% dry 85% 6 mph
Late Night 11 PM 72°F Overcast
72% dry 90% 6 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 4:50 AM–5:12 AM
  • Morning best color 4:57 AM
  • Sunrise 5:12 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:12 AM–5:41 AM
  • Moonrise 7:58 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:14 PM–5:43 PM
  • Sunset 5:43 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:43 PM–6:06 PM
  • Evening best color 5:59 PM
  • Fully dark 6:58 PM–3:56 AM
  • Moonset 9:50 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:58 PM–3:56 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Port Resolution, Tanna, Vanuatu

Yasur, often active Activity likely by day (99%), 9° up in the W
Sat 17 Oct 2026 12:46 PM Orionids Active, around 6 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 3:29 AM Orionids Around 15 an hour
Wed 21 Oct 2026 3:30 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:50 PM in the ENE Mon 26 Oct 2026 5:50 PM Milky Way Visible 7:07 PM to 8:47 PM with no moon, 30° above the west-southwestern horizon - 10 nights 1 Nov to 10 Nov
Sun 1 Nov 2026 7:07 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 5 Nov 2026 12:07 AM Partial lunar eclipse 93% of it above your horizon
Thu 6 Jul 2028 5:20 AM Partial solar eclipse 22.3% of the Sun covered
Sat 22 Jul 2028 3:17 PM Total lunar eclipse 90% of it above your horizon
Sun 31 Dec 2028 3:51 AM Partial lunar eclipse 83% of it above your horizon
Sat 15 Jun 2030 5:33 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 66 minutes
Sun 25 Apr 2032 2:13 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 78 minutes
Sat 8 Oct 2033 9:55 PM Partial solar eclipse 20.8% of the Sun covered
Fri 9 Mar 2035 8:48 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it