Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

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Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Lunar eclipse

Total lunar eclipse

Totality lasts 57 minutes

Best around 8:34 PM

Moon in shadow
115%
Totality
57 min
Moon's height
31°
5:46 PM Penumbral begins Moon down
6:51 PM Partial begins 9° up
8:05 PM Totality begins 25° up
8:34 PM Greatest eclipse 31° up
9:03 PM Totality ends 36° up
10:16 PM Partial ends 50° up
11:22 PM Penumbral ends 60° up

Safe to look at with anything, unlike a solar eclipse - the Moon is only reflecting less light.

That morning

Sunrise

6:40 AM

6:40 AM

6:16 AM Blue hour
6:40 AM Sunrise
7:12 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:15 PM

6:15 PM

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

5:43 PM Golden hour
6:15 PM Sunset
6:39 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Worm Moon

Rises 6:06 PM in the E

6:06 PM – 6:53 AM

Named for the earthworms and beetle larvae that show again as the ground thaws.

E W
6:06 PM Moonrise
6:25 PM 4°
12:32 AM Highest, 65°
6:35 AM 4°
6:53 AM Moonset

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

Rises
6:06 PM in the E
Exactly full
8:41 PM
Distance
237,737 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:16 AM–6:40 AM
  • Moonset 6:24 AM
  • Morning best color 6:25 AM
  • Sunrise 6:40 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:40 AM–7:12 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:43 PM–6:15 PM
  • Moonrise 6:06 PM
  • Sunset 6:15 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:15 PM–6:39 PM
  • Evening best color 6:31 PM
  • Fully dark 7:35 PM–5:19 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Sakurajima, often active Activity likely by day (99%), 1° up in the NNW
Thu 15 Oct 2026 3:42 PM H3-24 | Martian Moons eXploration Good, look SSW
Tue 20 Oct 2026 4:41 AM Orionids Around 17 an hour
Wed 21 Oct 2026 4:39 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:19 PM in the ENE Mon 26 Oct 2026 5:19 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 5 Nov 2026 12:40 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:50 PM to 5:10 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 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it