Tokyo, Japan

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

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Tokyo, Japan

That morning

Sunrise

6:45 AM

6:45 AM

Clears the hills at 6:56 AM, 11 min after sunrise

6:17 AM Blue hour
6:45 AM Sunrise
7:25 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

KAIROS | Flight 2

Launch failed - a long shot from here

Lifted off 11:00 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WSW
Heading away from you
When
11:00 AM
Highest around 11:04 AM
Distance
262 mi
Climbs to
8°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Space One Launch Pad
Spaceport Kii, Japan

In daylight it reads as a thin contrail, and only briefly.

Sunset

4:30 PM

4:30 PM

Behind the hills at 4:26 PM, 4 min before sunset

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

3:50 PM Golden hour
4:30 PM Sunset
4:58 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

91% lit

7:18 PM – 9:59 AM

ENE WNW
7:18 PM Moonrise
7:41 PM 4°
2:42 AM Highest, 76°
9:38 AM 4°
9:59 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 6:17 AM–6:45 AM
  • Morning best color 6:25 AM
  • Sunrise 6:45 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:45 AM–7:25 AM
  • Moonset 9:22 AM
  • Evening golden hour 3:50 PM–4:30 PM
  • Evening best color 4:05 PM
  • Sunset 4:30 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:30 PM–4:58 PM
  • Fully dark 6:01 PM–5:14 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:01 PM–7:21 PM
  • Moonrise 7:19 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Tokyo, Japan

Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Tokyo - sunset at 4:47 PM
Sun 1 Nov 2026 4:47 PM International Space Station Bright pass, NW to ESE, 52 deg up
Sun 1 Nov 2026 5:12 AM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Tokyo - sunset at 4:46 PM
Mon 2 Nov 2026 4:46 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, N to ENE, 27 deg up
Sun 1 Nov 2026 5:12 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 1 Nov 2026 6:16 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 1 Nov 2026 6:16 PM 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 72.6% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 5:07 PM Partial lunar eclipse 93% of it above your horizon
Sat 15 Jun 2030 3:33 AM 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 39.5% of the Sun covered
Wed 3 Nov 2032 3:35 PM Total lunar eclipse 81% of it above your horizon
Thu 14 Apr 2033 4:12 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 78 minutes
Sat 8 Oct 2033 7:55 PM Partial solar eclipse Totality here
Sun 2 Sep 2035 10:09 AM Partial solar eclipse 86.5% of the Sun covered
Sun 20 Apr 2042 11:35 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it