Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan Saturday 3 October 2026 High 80°F, low 79°F.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, NW to NE

Rose 5:07 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NW
Rising, then up to NNW
When
5:07 AM
until 5:11 AM
Visible for
3m 30s
Highest
28° NNW
Ends
Sets NE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Satellite

International Space Station

Bright pass, WNW to SSE

Rose 6:25 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WNW
Rising, then up to SW
When
6:25 PM
until 6:31 PM
Visible for
5m 50s
Highest
32° SW
Ends
Sets SSE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Poor viewing

Visible from 7:19 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
7:19 PM to 9:09 PM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 23° above it
Highest at
7:19 PM
Sky fully dark
7:19 PM to 4:51 AM
Sky darkness
Fair
Cloud
22%

The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.

Sunrise

Fair

6:10 AM

Very LowExcellent
5:46 AM Blue hour
5:54 AM Best color
6:10 AM Sunrise
6:42 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 11:54 PM

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 16 past sunrises rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Earlier today

Sunset

Low

5:59 PM

Very LowExcellent
5:27 PM Golden hour
5:59 PM Sunset
6:19 PM Best color
6:23 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 11:54 PM

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 15 past sunsets rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Moon, up now

Last quarter

49% lit

11:06 PM – 1:54 PM

ENE WNW
11:06 PM Moonrise
11:28 PM 4°
6:32 AM Highest, 86°
1:33 PM 4°
1:54 PM Moonset

Current local time: 11:54 PM

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

Today, at a glance

Morning
79°F
Mainly clear 34% clouds · 6% precip
Afternoon
81°F
Mainly clear 40% clouds · 83% precip
Evening
81°F
Mainly clear 29% clouds · 48% precip

Sunset

5:27 PM Golden hour
5:59 PM Sunset
6:19 PM Best color
6:23 PM Blue hour ends

Moon, last quarter

11:06 PM Moonrise
11:28 PM 4°
6:32 AM Highest, 86°
1:33 PM 4°
1:54 PM Moonset

Sunrise

5:46 AM Blue hour
5:54 AM Best color
6:10 AM Sunrise
6:42 AM Golden hour ends

Next few days

Pick a date
Sun, Oct 4
Fair 5:52 AM–6:28 AM
5:44 AM
Low 5:40 PM–6:16 PM
Mon, Oct 5
Good 5:53 AM–6:29 AM
4:47 AM
Good 5:38 PM–6:14 PM
Tue, Oct 6
Fair 5:54 AM–6:30 AM
7:15 PM
Fair 5:37 PM–6:13 PM

Last few days

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Fri, Oct 2
Fair 6:09 AM
Fair 6:00 PM
Thu, Oct 1
Good 6:09 AM
Fair 6:01 PM
Wed, Sep 30
Fair 6:08 AM
Good 6:03 PM
Tue, Sep 29
Excellent 6:08 AM
Low 6:04 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Tiangong space station Modest pass, NW to N, 14 deg up
Sun 4 Oct 2026 5:44 AM
Tiangong space station Modest pass, N to NNE, 18 deg up
Mon 5 Oct 2026 4:47 AM
Milky Way Visible 7:15 PM to 8:55 PM with no moon, 23° above the south-southwestern horizon - 11 nights 3 Oct to 13 Oct
Tue 6 Oct 2026 7:15 PM
New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:20 PM to 4:50 AM Sat 10 Oct 2026 12:50 AM Orionids Around 17 an hour
Wed 21 Oct 2026 4:39 AM
Hunter's Moon Rises 5:19 PM in the ENE Mon 26 Oct 2026 5:19 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:50 PM to 5:10 AM Mon 9 Nov 2026 4:01 PM Leonids Around 11 an hour
Tue 17 Nov 2026 5:03 AM
Beaver Moon Rises 4:38 PM in the ENE Tue 24 Nov 2026 4:38 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:50 PM to 5:30 AM Tue 8 Dec 2026 9:50 AM Geminids Around 135 an hour
Sun 13 Dec 2026 2:16 AM
Winter solstice Shortest day, 10h 11m of light · sunset 5:19 PM in the WSW Tue 22 Dec 2026 5:50 AM Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 5:25 PM in the ENE Thu 24 Dec 2026 5:25 PM Quadrantids Around 52 an hour
Sun 3 Jan 2027 5:42 AM
New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:40 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 5:23 AM Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 5:25 PM in the ENE Fri 22 Jan 2027 5:25 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:20 PM to 5:40 AM Sat 6 Feb 2027 12:56 AM Milky Way Visible 4:23 AM to 5:36 AM with no moon, 18° above the southeastern horizon - 5 nights 9 Feb to 15 Feb
Sun 14 Feb 2027 4:23 AM
Snow Moon Rises 5:24 PM in the ENE Sat 20 Feb 2027 5:24 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:40 PM to 5:10 AM Mon 8 Mar 2027 6:31 PM Milky Way Visible 2:32 AM to 5:06 AM with no moon, 27° above the south-southeastern horizon - 13 nights 4 Mar to 16 Mar
Sun 14 Mar 2027 2:32 AM
Spring equinox Sunset due west, 6:27 PM Sun 21 Mar 2027 5:24 AM Worm Moon Rises 6:23 PM in the E Mon 22 Mar 2027 6:23 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:00 PM to 4:30 AM Tue 6 Apr 2027 8:56 AM Milky Way Visible 12:43 AM to 4:29 AM with no moon, 30° above the southern horizon - 16 nights 31 Mar to 15 Apr
Sun 11 Apr 2027 12:43 AM
Pink Moon Rises 6:14 PM in the ESE Tue 20 Apr 2027 6:14 PM Lyrids Around 8 an hour
Thu 22 Apr 2027 4:02 AM
Eta Aquariids Around 20 an hour
Wed 5 May 2027 3:56 AM
New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:30 PM to 3:50 AM Thu 6 May 2027 8:05 PM Milky Way Visible 10:57 PM to 3:56 AM with no moon, 31° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 28 Apr to 14 May
Sat 8 May 2027 10:57 PM
Flower Moon Rises 7:09 PM in the ESE Thu 20 May 2027 7:09 PM Milky Way Visible 9:10 PM to 3:37 AM with no moon, 31° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 28 May to 13 Jun
Fri 4 Jun 2027 9:10 PM
New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:00 PM to 3:30 AM Fri 4 Jun 2027 4:48 AM Strawberry Moon Rises 7:47 PM in the ESE Sat 19 Jun 2027 7:47 PM Summer solstice Longest day, 14h 07m of light · sunset 7:21 PM in the WNW Mon 21 Jun 2027 11:10 PM Milky Way Visible 8:59 PM to 3:19 AM with no moon, 31° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 26 Jun to 12 Jul
Fri 2 Jul 2027 8:59 PM
New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 9:00 PM to 3:40 AM Sun 4 Jul 2027 12:07 PM Buck Moon (micromoon) Micromoon - rises 7:11 PM in the ESE Sun 18 Jul 2027 7:11 PM Southern Delta Aquariids Around 14 an hour
Wed 28 Jul 2027 2:28 AM
Milky Way Visible 8:43 PM to 1:23 AM with no moon, 31° above the southern horizon - 16 nights 25 Jul to 9 Aug
Thu 29 Jul 2027 8:43 PM
New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 8:40 PM to 4:00 AM Mon 2 Aug 2027 7:07 PM Perseids Around 81 an hour
Thu 12 Aug 2027 4:01 AM
Sturgeon Moon Rises 6:51 PM in the ESE Tue 17 Aug 2027 6:51 PM Milky Way Visible 8:11 PM to 11:41 PM with no moon, 30° above the southern horizon - 14 nights 24 Aug to 6 Sep
Thu 26 Aug 2027 8:11 PM
Black Moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 8:10 PM to 4:20 AM Tue 31 Aug 2027 2:40 AM Harvest Moon Rises 6:16 PM in the E Thu 16 Sep 2027 6:16 PM Milky Way Visible 7:34 PM to 9:54 PM with no moon, 26° above the south-southwestern horizon - 12 nights 22 Sep to 3 Oct
Wed 22 Sep 2027 7:34 PM
Autumn equinox Sunset due west, 6:12 PM Thu 23 Sep 2027 3:01 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:30 PM to 4:40 AM Wed 29 Sep 2027 11:33 AM Hunter's Moon Rises 5:16 PM in the ENE Fri 15 Oct 2027 5:16 PM Milky Way Visible 6:59 PM to 7:59 PM with no moon, 17° above the southwestern horizon - 3 nights 21 Oct to 23 Oct
Thu 21 Oct 2027 6:59 PM
Orionids Around 10 an hour
Thu 21 Oct 2027 4:39 AM
New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:00 AM Fri 29 Oct 2027 10:34 PM Beaver Moon Rises 5:06 PM in the ENE Sun 14 Nov 2027 5:06 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:40 PM to 5:20 AM Sun 28 Nov 2027 12:23 PM

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