Tokyo, Japan

Friday, January 3, 2031

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Tokyo, Japan

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Best around 4:24 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:09 PM Dark enough
2:48 AM Moonset
4:24 AM Best
5:21 AM Too light
Estimate
~58/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
48°
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.

That morning

Sunrise

6:51 AM

6:51 AM

Clears the hills at 7:02 AM, 11 min after sunrise

6:22 AM Blue hour
6:51 AM Sunrise
7:30 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:39 PM

4:39 PM

Behind the hills at 4:35 PM, 4 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sunrise and sunset times - they will not change.

4:00 PM Golden hour
4:39 PM Sunset
5:07 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

74% lit

12:33 PM – 2:48 AM

ENE WNW
12:33 PM Moonrise
12:54 PM 4°
7:38 PM Highest, 73°
2:27 AM 4°
2:48 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 1:52 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:22 AM–6:51 AM
  • Sunrise 6:51 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:51 AM–7:30 AM
  • Morning best color 7:13 AM
  • Moonrise 12:33 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:00 PM–4:39 PM
  • Evening best color 4:13 PM
  • Sunset 4:39 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:39 PM–5:07 PM
  • Fully dark 6:10 PM–5:20 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 2:50 AM–5:20 AM

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