Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Wednesday, November 3, 2027

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Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

That morning

Sunrise

6:31 AM

6:31 AM

6:06 AM Blue hour
6:31 AM Sunrise
7:05 AM Golden hour ends

Meteor shower

Southern Taurids

Best around 12:42 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:57 PM Dark enough
9:04 PM Moonset
12:42 AM Best
5:02 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
74°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
27 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Encke (2P/Encke)

Dust from Comet Encke, which goes round the Sun every 3.3 years, the shortest of any bright comet. Its stream is old and spread wide, so the Taurids last for weeks and carry larger pieces than most: the 'Halloween fireballs'.

The estimate 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. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

Not many meteors, but known for bright fireballs.

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

Best around 12:42 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:57 PM Dark enough
9:04 PM Moonset
12:42 AM Best
5:02 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
80°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
29 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Encke (2P/Encke)

The other half of Comet Encke's wide, old stream: the same dust as the Southern Taurids, met a little later and from a little further north. Known, with them, for slow, bright fireballs.

The estimate 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. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

The second half of the Taurids, peaking about a week after the Southern Taurids.

Event

Culture Day

Japanese holiday

Culture Day in Minamitane - sunset at 5:28 PM

Evening from 5:28 PM

Sunset and evening sky: not known yet

Sunset
5:28 PM
Sun toward S
Cloud this evening
Not known yet
Rain chance
Not known yet
This evening
Moon
15% lit
Up from the start
Where the Sun is
S, 45° up
at 11:58 AM

Culture Day, November 3, celebrates culture, the arts and learning, and freedom and peace; the Order of Culture is presented at the Imperial Palace that day. November 3 was the birthday of Emperor Meiji, and the postwar constitution was proclaimed on it in 1946.

Sunset

5:27 PM

5:27 PM

Behind the hills at 5:14 PM, 13 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

4:53 PM Golden hour
5:27 PM Sunset
5:52 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing crescent

21% lit

10:55 AM – 9:04 PM

ESE WSW
10:55 AM Moonrise
11:17 AM 4°
4:00 PM Highest, 34°
8:42 PM 4°
9:04 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:06 AM–6:31 AM
  • Sunrise 6:31 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:31 AM–7:05 AM
  • Morning best color 6:42 AM
  • Moonrise 10:56 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:53 PM–5:27 PM
  • Evening best color 5:09 PM
  • Sunset 5:27 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:27 PM–5:52 PM
  • Fully dark 6:49 PM–5:10 AM
  • Moonset 9:05 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:09 PM–5:10 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Southern Taurids A few an hour
Fri 5 Nov 2027 6:55 PM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Fri 12 Nov 2027 6:51 PM Full Beaver Moon Rises 5:06 PM in the ENE Sun 14 Nov 2027 5:06 PM Leonids A few an hour
Wed 17 Nov 2027 6:48 PM Labor Thanksgiving Day Labor Thanksgiving Day in Minamitane - sunset at 5:16 PM Tue 23 Nov 2027 5:16 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:40 PM to 5:20 AM Sun 28 Nov 2027 12:23 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 Partial solar eclipse 80.2% of the Sun covered
Sun 20 Apr 2042 11:12 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it