Tokyo, Japan

Monday, October 19, 2026

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Tokyo, Japan
High 78°F, low 58°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

5:50 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
4%around 9 AM
Rain chance
0%around 9 AM
Humidity
71%
Wind
4 mph
5:25 AM Blue hour
5:31 AM Best color
5:50 AM Sunrise
6:25 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 12 an hour

Best around 4:01 AM

From 6:31 PM to 4:21 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, N to NNE

Rises 4:12 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
N
Rising, then up to N
When
4:12 AM
until 4:14 AM
Visible for
1m 50s
Highest
24° N
Ends
Sets NNE

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

Sunset

Good

5:01 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
52%around 7 PM
Rain chance
26%around 7 PM
Humidity
80%
Wind
6 mph
4:26 PM Golden hour
4:35 PM Best color
5:01 PM Sunset
5:27 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

First quarter

54% lit

1:15 PM – 11:22 PM

ESE WSW
1:15 PM Moonrise
1:37 PM 4°
6:19 PM Highest, 33°
11:00 PM 4°
11:22 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 70°F Clear sky
4% 0% 71% 4 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 77°F Mainly clear
29% 12% 62% 6 mph
Evening 7 PM 73°F Partly cloudy
52% 26% 80% 6 mph
Late Night 11 PM 72°F Partly cloudy
55% 23% 86% 3 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:25 AM–5:50 AM
  • Morning best color 5:31 AM
  • Sunrise 5:50 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:50 AM–6:25 AM
  • Moonrise 1:15 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:26 PM–5:01 PM
  • Evening best color 4:35 PM
  • Sunset 5:01 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:01 PM–5:27 PM
  • Fully dark 6:26 PM–4:26 AM
  • Moonset 11:23 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:26 PM–4:26 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