Port Resolution, Tanna, Vanuatu

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Port Resolution, Tanna, Vanuatu
High 77°F, low 71°F.

Active volcano

Yasur, often active

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

Watch from 4:50 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
Yesterday
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 28 hours ago. Eruption record to 31 Mar 2026.

That morning

Sunrise

Low

5:11 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
74%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
80%
Wind
8 mph
4:49 AM Blue hour
4:57 AM Best color
5:11 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

5:44 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
70%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
87%
Wind
9 mph
5:14 PM Golden hour
5:44 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.

Moon

Waxing crescent

26% lit

8:47 AM – 10:41 PM

ESE WSW
8:47 AM Moonrise
9:07 AM 4°
3:44 PM Highest, 82°
10:22 PM 4°
10:41 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 74°F Overcast
74% dry 80% 8 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 76°F Partly cloudy
63% dry 76% 10 mph
Evening 7 PM 72°F Overcast
70% dry 87% 9 mph
Late Night 11 PM 72°F Partly cloudy
65% dry 82% 11 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 4:49 AM–5:11 AM
  • Morning best color 4:57 AM
  • Sunrise 5:11 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:11 AM–5:41 AM
  • Moonrise 8:48 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:14 PM–5:44 PM
  • Sunset 5:44 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:44 PM–6:06 PM
  • Evening best color 5:59 PM
  • Fully dark 6:58 PM–3:55 AM
  • Moonset 10:41 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:48 PM–3:55 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 11:53 AM 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