Tokyo, Japan

Friday, October 16, 2026

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Tokyo, Japan
High 78°F, low 60°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Good

5:48 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
10%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
71%
Wind
3 mph
5:22 AM Blue hour
5:28 AM Best color
5:48 AM Sunrise
6:22 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 30 camera photos of past sunrises here.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 5 an hour

Best around 4:05 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
70°
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

International Space Station

Bright pass, WSW to NE

Rose 4:54 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WSW
Rising, then up to NW
When
4:54 AM
until 5:00 AM
Visible for
5m 30s
Highest
51° NW
Ends
Sets NE

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

Sunset

Good

5:05 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
69%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
66%
Wind
1 mph
4:30 PM Golden hour
4:39 PM Best color
5:05 PM Sunset
5:30 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 30 camera photos of past sunsets here.

Moon

Waxing crescent

27% lit

11:08 AM – 8:28 PM

SE SW
11:08 AM Moonrise
11:33 AM 4°
3:48 PM Highest, 26°
8:03 PM 4°
8:28 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 67°F Clear sky
10% dry 71% 3 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 78°F Clear sky
5% dry 41% 2 mph
Evening 7 PM 70°F Partly cloudy
69% dry 66% 1 mph
Late Night 11 PM 67°F Mainly clear
45% dry 66% 2 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:22 AM–5:48 AM
  • Morning best color 5:28 AM
  • Sunrise 5:48 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:48 AM–6:22 AM
  • Moonrise 11:09 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:30 PM–5:05 PM
  • Evening best color 4:39 PM
  • Sunset 5:05 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:05 PM–5:30 PM
  • Fully dark 6:30 PM–4:24 AM
  • Moonset 8:28 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:30 PM–4:24 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Tokyo, Japan

Orionids Active, around 7 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 4:19 AM 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 3:58 AM 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 12:12 AM 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it