Cemoro Lawang, East Java, Indonesia

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Cemoro Lawang, East Java, Indonesia
High 73°F, low 58°F.

Volcanic eruption

Semeru erupting

Ash plume 12° up in the S, by day

Visible now, until 10:50 PM

Look
S, 14 mi away
Ash plume
12° up, to 15,000 ft
Vent
Jonggring Saloko crater, 12,060 ft
Reported by
Aviation ash advisory (Ujung Pandang)

Semeru is 14 mi to the S. Ash cloud reported to 15,000 ft by the aviation ash advisory.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

5:05 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
39%
Wind
3 mph
4:44 AM Blue hour
4:50 AM Best color
5:05 AM Sunrise
5:33 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

5:22 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
12%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
89%
Wind
4 mph
4:54 PM Golden hour
5:22 PM Sunset
5:37 PM Best color
5:43 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.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 5 an hour

Best around 3:22 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
64°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

The rate at the top is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Bright pass, WSW to NNE

Rose 5:57 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WSW
Rising, then up to NW
When
5:57 PM
until 6:03 PM
Visible for
5m 50s
Highest
35° NW
Ends
Sets NNE

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

Moon

Waxing crescent

27% lit

9:09 AM – 10:08 PM

ESE WSW
9:09 AM Moonrise
9:27 AM 4°
3:38 PM Highest, 70°
9:50 PM 4°
10:08 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 Clear sky
0% dry 39% 3 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 73°F Overcast
82% dry 44% 7 mph
Evening 7 PM 59°F Mainly clear
12% dry 89% 4 mph
Late Night 11 PM 58°F Clear sky
0% dry 75% 6 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 4:44 AM–5:05 AM
  • Morning best color 4:50 AM
  • Sunrise 5:05 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:05 AM–5:33 AM
  • Moonrise 9:09 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:54 PM–5:22 PM
  • Sunset 5:22 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:22 PM–5:43 PM
  • Evening best color 5:37 PM
  • Fully dark 6:32 PM–3:54 AM
  • Moonset 10:08 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:12 PM–3:54 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Cemoro Lawang, East Java, Indonesia

Semeru erupting Ash plume 11° up in the S, by day
Sat 17 Oct 2026 7:56 AM Orionids Active, around 7 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 3:22 AM Tiangong space station Modest pass, N to E, 15 deg up
Tue 20 Oct 2026 4:10 AM Orionids Around 16 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 3:22 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:29 PM in the ENE Mon 26 Oct 2026 5:29 PM Milky Way Visible 6:35 PM to 8:15 PM with no moon, 29° above the west-southwestern horizon - 10 nights 1 Nov to 10 Nov
Sun 1 Nov 2026 6:35 PM Partial lunar eclipse 38% of the Moon in shadow
Thu 6 Jul 2028 1:20 AM Partial solar eclipse 94.2% of the Sun covered
Sat 22 Jul 2028 9:10 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 71 minutes
Sun 31 Dec 2028 11:51 PM Partial lunar eclipse 50% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 15 Jun 2030 1:33 AM Partial solar eclipse 1.9% of the Sun covered
Mon 25 Nov 2030 3:29 PM Partial solar eclipse 61.9% of the Sun covered
Wed 21 May 2031 4:02 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 66 minutes
Sun 25 Apr 2032 10:13 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 46 minutes
Mon 18 Oct 2032 2:03 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 48 minutes
Thu 14 Apr 2033 2:12 AM Total lunar eclipse 68% of it above your horizon
Sat 8 Oct 2033 5:55 PM Total lunar eclipse 61% of it above your horizon
Mon 11 Feb 2036 5:12 AM

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