Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

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Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan
High 79°F, low 78°F.

Active volcano

Sakurajima, often active

Activity likely by day (99%), 1° up in the NNW

Watch from 9:10 AM

Look
NNW, 81 mi away
Chance today
99% (estimate)
Usually
Ash explosions several times a week
Erupting, past year
365 of 365 days
Last erupting
Today
Ash plume
1° up, to 9,974 ft
Vent
Minamidake crater, 3,412 ft
Based on
Smithsonian, NASA

An estimate: Sakurajima usually shows ash explosions several times a week. It was hot at its summit 126 hours ago. It has erupted every day of the past year. Eruption record to 31 Mar 2026.

Sunset

Fair

5:43 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
25%around 7 PM
Rain chance
0%around 7 PM
Humidity
65%
Wind
23 mph
5:10 PM Golden hour
5:43 PM Sunset
5:58 PM Best color
6:07 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 9:10 AM

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 7 an hour

Best around 4:43 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
75°
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

Modest pass, WNW to NNW

Rose 5:42 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Rising, then up to NNW
When
5:42 AM
until 5:45 AM
Visible for
2m 30s
Highest
12° NNW
Ends
Sets NNW

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

Earlier today

Sunrise

Good

6:19 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
36%around 9 AM
Rain chance
0%around 9 AM
Humidity
64%
Wind
18 mph
5:55 AM Blue hour
6:04 AM Best color
6:19 AM Sunrise
6:51 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 9:10 AM

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 21 past sunrises rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Moon

Waxing crescent

36% lit

12:16 PM – 10:16 PM

SE SW
12:16 PM Moonrise
12:38 PM 4°
5:16 PM Highest, 33°
9:54 PM 4°
10:16 PM Moonset

Current local time: 9:10 AM

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 79°F Mainly clear
36% 0% 64% 18 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 79°F Mainly clear
26% 0% 66% 21 mph
Evening 7 PM 79°F Mainly clear
25% 0% 65% 23 mph
Late Night 11 PM 79°F Clear sky
15% 0% 65% 20 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:55 AM–6:19 AM
  • Morning best color 6:04 AM
  • Sunrise 6:19 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:19 AM–6:51 AM
  • Moonrise 12:16 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:10 PM–5:43 PM
  • Sunset 5:43 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:43 PM–6:07 PM
  • Evening best color 5:58 PM
  • Fully dark 7:03 PM–5:00 AM
  • Moonset 10:16 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:23 PM–5:00 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

International Space Station Modest pass, N to N, 16 deg up
Sun 18 Oct 2026 4:57 AM H3-24 | Martian Moons eXploration Good, look SSW
Tue 20 Oct 2026 4:41 AM Orionids Around 17 an hour
Wed 21 Oct 2026 4:39 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:19 PM in the ENE Mon 26 Oct 2026 5:19 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 5 Nov 2026 12:40 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:50 PM to 5:10 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 49% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 5:13 PM Partial lunar eclipse 50% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 15 Jun 2030 3:33 AM Partial solar eclipse 0.3% of the Sun covered
Wed 21 May 2031 5:50 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 Partial solar eclipse 31.8% of the Sun covered
Wed 3 Nov 2032 3:33 PM 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 Partial solar eclipse 71.5% of the Sun covered
Sun 2 Sep 2035 9:53 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it