Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

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Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

That morning

Sunrise

6:04 AM

6:04 AM

5:40 AM Blue hour
6:04 AM Sunrise
6:36 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:35 PM

6:35 PM

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

6:03 PM Golden hour
6:35 PM Sunset
6:59 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Pink Moon

Rises 6:51 PM in the E

6:51 PM – 6:18 AM

Named for creeping phlox, a pink wildflower among the first to bloom in spring.

ESE WSW
6:51 PM Moonrise
7:10 PM 4°
12:35 AM Highest, 49°
5:59 AM 4°
6:18 AM Moonset

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

Rises
6:51 PM in the E
Exactly full
11:15 AM
Distance
244,413 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 5:40 AM–6:04 AM
  • Morning best color 5:49 AM
  • Moonset 5:51 AM
  • Sunrise 6:04 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:04 AM–6:36 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:03 PM–6:35 PM
  • Sunset 6:35 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:35 PM–6:59 PM
  • Evening best color 6:50 PM
  • Moonrise 6:51 PM
  • Fully dark 7:56 PM–4:41 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

International Space Station Modest pass, S to ENE, 30 deg up
Wed 14 Oct 2026 4:50 AM Tiangong space station Brilliant pass, WNW to SE, 65 deg up
Wed 14 Oct 2026 5:35 AM Sakurajima, often active Activity likely by day (99%), 1° up in the NNW
Wed 14 Oct 2026 1:45 PM H3-24 | Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) 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 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