Tokyo, Japan

Sunday, October 18, 2026

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Tokyo, Japan
High 72°F, low 54°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

5:49 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
1%around 9 AM
Rain chance
0%around 9 AM
Humidity
60%
Wind
2 mph
5:24 AM Blue hour
5:49 AM Sunrise
5:53 AM Best color
6:24 AM Golden hour ends

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds as the sun comes up - learned from 79 rated clear past sunrises across every place Sky Time tracks.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 9 an hour

Best around 4:17 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

Modest pass, WNW to NNE

Rises 4:57 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Rising, then up to NNW
When
4:57 AM
until 5:01 AM
Visible for
3m 40s
Highest
20° NNW
Ends
Sets NNE

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

Sunset

Fair

5:02 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
6%around 7 PM
Rain chance
0%around 7 PM
Humidity
71%
Wind
2 mph
4:27 PM Golden hour
4:56 PM Best color
5:02 PM Sunset
5:28 PM Blue hour ends

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds just before the sun goes - learned from 68 rated clear past sunsets across every place Sky Time tracks.

Moon

First quarter

45% lit

12:39 PM – 10:22 PM

SE SW
12:39 PM Moonrise
1:02 PM 4°
5:30 PM Highest, 30°
9:58 PM 4°
10:22 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 63°F Clear sky
1% 0% 60% 2 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 72°F Clear sky
0% 0% 43% 3 mph
Evening 7 PM 66°F Clear sky
6% 0% 71% 2 mph
Late Night 11 PM 64°F Clear sky
11% 0% 80% 2 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:24 AM–5:49 AM
  • Morning best color 5:30 AM
  • Sunrise 5:49 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:49 AM–6:24 AM
  • Moonrise 12:39 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:27 PM–5:02 PM
  • Evening best color 4:36 PM
  • Sunset 5:02 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:02 PM–5:28 PM
  • Fully dark 6:27 PM–4:25 AM
  • Moonset 10:22 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:27 PM–4:25 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Tokyo, Japan

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 Northern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 12 Nov 2026 12:06 AM Leonids Around 11 an hour
Tue 17 Nov 2026 4:48 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 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