Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

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Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 3:55 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:10 PM Dark enough
3:55 AM Best
4:52 AM Too light
Estimate
~12/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
73°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
31% lost
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.

That morning

Sunrise

6:21 AM

6:21 AM

5:57 AM Blue hour
6:21 AM Sunrise
6:54 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:40 PM

5:40 PM

Behind the hills at 5:28 PM, 12 min before sunset

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

5:07 PM Golden hour
5:40 PM Sunset
6:04 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

95% lit

4:13 PM – 5:09 AM

E W
4:13 PM Moonrise
4:31 PM 4°
10:40 PM Highest, 67°
4:50 AM 4°
5:09 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 4:16 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:57 AM–6:21 AM
  • Sunrise 6:21 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:21 AM–6:54 AM
  • Morning best color 6:32 AM
  • Moonrise 4:13 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:07 PM–5:40 PM
  • Evening best color 5:22 PM
  • Sunset 5:40 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:40 PM–6:04 PM
  • Fully dark 7:00 PM–5:02 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

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