Tobelo, North Maluku, Indonesia

Friday, October 16, 2026

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Tobelo, North Maluku, Indonesia
High 87°F, low 79°F.

Volcanic eruption

Dukono erupting

Ash plume 8° up in the WSW, by day

Visible now, until 2:10 PM

Look
WSW, 9 mi away
Ash plume
8° up, to 7,001 ft
Vent
Malupang Warirang crater, 4,032 ft
Reported by
Aviation ash advisory (Ujung Pandang)

Dukono is 9 mi to the WSW. Ash cloud reported to 7,001 ft by the aviation ash advisory.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:11 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
50%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
81%
Wind
1 mph
5:50 AM Blue hour
5:56 AM Best color
6:11 AM Sunrise
6:39 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

Very Low

6:15 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
81%
Wind
5 mph
5:48 PM Golden hour
6:15 PM Sunset
6:31 PM Best color
6:36 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 4:30 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
73°
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

Modest pass, W to WNW

Rose 8:02 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Rising, then up to WNW
When
8:02 PM
until 8:03 PM
Visible for
1m 0s
Highest
15° WNW
Ends
Fades at 15°

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

Moon

Waxing crescent

27% lit

10:28 AM – 10:45 PM

ESE WSW
10:28 AM Moonrise
10:46 AM 4°
4:36 PM Highest, 60°
10:26 PM 4°
10:45 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 83°F Partly cloudy
50% dry 81% 1 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 87°F Partly cloudy
28% dry 68% 5 mph
Evening 7 PM 82°F Overcast
100% dry 81% 5 mph
Late Night 11 PM 80°F Overcast
69% dry 88% 3 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:50 AM–6:11 AM
  • Morning best color 5:56 AM
  • Sunrise 6:11 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:11 AM–6:39 AM
  • Moonrise 10:28 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:48 PM–6:15 PM
  • Sunset 6:15 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:15 PM–6:36 PM
  • Evening best color 6:31 PM
  • Fully dark 7:25 PM–5:01 AM
  • Moonset 10:45 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:55 PM–5:01 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Tobelo, North Maluku, Indonesia

Dukono erupting Ash plume 8° up in the WSW, by day
Sat 17 Oct 2026 10:00 AM Tiangong space station Bright pass, WSW to NNE, 52 deg up
Sat 17 Oct 2026 7:02 PM Orionids Active, around 7 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 4:30 AM Tiangong space station Bright pass, NNW to ESE, 47 deg up
Mon 19 Oct 2026 5:32 AM Orionids Around 17 an hour
Wed 21 Oct 2026 4:29 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 6:14 PM in the ENE Mon 26 Oct 2026 6:14 PM Partial lunar eclipse 38% of the Moon in shadow
Thu 6 Jul 2028 3:20 AM Partial solar eclipse 46.5% of the Sun covered
Sat 22 Jul 2028 11:36 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 71 minutes
Sun 31 Dec 2028 1:51 AM Partial lunar eclipse 50% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 15 Jun 2030 3:33 AM Partial solar eclipse 74.6% of the Sun covered
Wed 21 May 2031 6:08 PM 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 Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 48 minutes
Thu 14 Apr 2033 4:12 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 78 minutes
Sat 8 Oct 2033 7:55 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it