Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Sunday, October 18, 2026

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Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan
High 80°F, low 78°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:19 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
10%around 9 AM
Rain chance
0%around 9 AM
Humidity
67%
Wind
19 mph
5:55 AM Blue hour
6:05 AM Best color
6:19 AM Sunrise
6:52 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.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 10 an hour

Best around 4:42 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, NNW to N

Rises 4:57 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NNW
Rising, then up to NNW
When
4:57 AM
until 4:59 AM
Visible for
1m 20s
Highest
16° NNW
Ends
Sets N

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

Sunset

Low

5:42 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
42%around 7 PM
Rain chance
3%around 7 PM
Humidity
79%
Wind
18 mph
5:09 PM Golden hour
5:42 PM Sunset
5:57 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

First quarter

45% lit

12:59 PM – 11:13 PM

ESE WSW
12:59 PM Moonrise
1:21 PM 4°
6:06 PM Highest, 35°
10:51 PM 4°
11:13 PM Moonset

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

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 81°F Clear sky
10% 0% 67% 19 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 81°F Mainly clear
44% 4% 75% 17 mph
Evening 7 PM 81°F Mainly clear
42% 3% 79% 18 mph
Late Night 11 PM 81°F Mainly clear
27% 18% 81% 18 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:55 AM–6:19 AM
  • Morning best color 6:05 AM
  • Sunrise 6:19 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:19 AM–6:52 AM
  • Moonrise 1:00 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:09 PM–5:42 PM
  • Sunset 5:42 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:42 PM–6:06 PM
  • Evening best color 5:57 PM
  • Fully dark 7:02 PM–5:00 AM
  • Moonset 11:13 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:22 PM–5:00 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

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 Northern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 12 Nov 2026 12:36 AM 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