Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

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Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

That morning

Sunrise

7:13 AM

7:13 AM

6:47 AM Blue hour
7:13 AM Sunrise
7:49 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:27 PM

5:27 PM

Behind the hills at 5:18 PM, 9 min before sunset

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

4:51 PM Golden hour
5:27 PM Sunset
5:54 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Best around 4:57 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:57 PM Dark enough
12:03 AM Moonset
4:57 AM Best
5:43 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
44°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
41 km/s

Where they come from: Asteroid 2003 EH1

Dust from 2003 EH1, a small asteroid that is probably a burnt-out comet. Earth crosses its thin, young stream at a steep angle, which is why the peak lasts only hours.

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.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

Moon

First quarter

41% lit

11:12 AM – 12:03 AM

E W
11:12 AM Moonrise
11:31 AM 4°
5:35 PM Highest, 66°
11:44 PM 4°
12:03 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:47 AM–7:13 AM
  • Sunrise 7:13 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:13 AM–7:49 AM
  • Morning best color 7:24 AM
  • Moonrise 11:13 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:51 PM–5:27 PM
  • Evening best color 5:09 PM
  • Sunset 5:27 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:27 PM–5:54 PM
  • Fully dark 6:53 PM–5:48 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 12:13 AM–5:48 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

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