Tokyo, Japan

Friday, December 12, 2025

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Tokyo, Japan

That morning

Sunrise

6:41 AM

6:41 AM

6:13 AM Blue hour
6:41 AM Sunrise
7:20 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:28 PM

4:28 PM

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

3:48 PM Golden hour
4:28 PM Sunset
4:56 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 98 an hour

Best around 1:43 AM

From 5:58 PM to 5:12 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
87°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
15% lost
Speed
35 km/s

The rate at the top 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. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

The strongest shower of the year, and you can watch it most of the night.

Moon

Last quarter

47% lit

12:15 AM – 12:18 PM

E W
12:15 AM Moonrise
12:35 AM 4°
6:18 AM Highest, 52°
11:59 AM 4°
12:18 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 6:13 AM–6:41 AM
  • Morning best color 6:21 AM
  • Sunrise 6:41 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:41 AM–7:20 AM
  • Moonset 11:55 AM
  • Evening golden hour 3:48 PM–4:28 PM
  • Evening best color 4:02 PM
  • Sunset 4:28 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:28 PM–4:56 PM
  • Fully dark 5:59 PM–5:10 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 5:59 PM–12:19 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Tokyo, Japan

Orionids Active, around 7 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 4:19 AM International Space Station Modest pass, WNW to NNE, 20 deg up
Sun 18 Oct 2026 4:57 AM Orionids Around 17 an hour
Wed 21 Oct 2026 3:58 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 4:34 PM in the ENE Mon 26 Oct 2026 4:34 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 5 Nov 2026 12:12 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:10 PM to 4:40 AM Mon 9 Nov 2026 4:01 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it