Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

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Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

That morning

Sunrise

6:16 AM

6:16 AM

5:52 AM Blue hour
6:16 AM Sunrise
6:48 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:48 PM

5:48 PM

Behind the hills at 5:37 PM, 11 min before sunset

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

5:16 PM Golden hour
5:48 PM Sunset
6:12 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 3:48 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:18 PM Dark enough
9:28 PM Moonset
3:48 AM Best
4:46 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
69°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet, the same stream as May's Eta Aquariids. The comet itself last came round in 1986 and returns in 2061; its dust arrives every October.

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.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Moon

Waxing crescent

25% lit

11:03 AM – 9:28 PM

ESE WSW
11:03 AM Moonrise
11:25 AM 4°
4:15 PM Highest, 36°
9:06 PM 4°
9:28 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 5:52 AM–6:16 AM
  • Sunrise 6:16 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:16 AM–6:48 AM
  • Morning best color 6:27 AM
  • Moonrise 11:03 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:16 PM–5:48 PM
  • Evening best color 5:30 PM
  • Sunset 5:48 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:48 PM–6:12 PM
  • Fully dark 7:08 PM–4:57 AM
  • Moonset 9:28 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:38 PM–4:57 AM

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