Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Friday, May 1, 2026

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Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan Friday 1 May 2026

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Active, around 6 an hour

Best around 3:53 AM

Radiant climbs to
22°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
34% lost
Speed
66 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.

Comes from Halley's Comet. Best from the Southern Hemisphere, in the hours before dawn.

That morning

Sunrise

5:32 AM

5:32 AM

5:07 AM Blue hour
5:32 AM Sunrise
6:05 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:53 PM

6:53 PM

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

6:20 PM Golden hour
6:53 PM Sunset
7:19 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Flower Moon

Rises 6:37 PM in the ESE

6:37 PM – 5:22 AM

ESE WSW
6:37 PM Moonrise
6:58 PM 4°
11:59 PM Highest, 40°
5:02 AM 4°
5:22 AM Moonset

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

Rises
6:37 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
2:24 AM
Distance
249,484 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

  • Moonset 4:50 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:07 AM–5:32 AM
  • Morning best color 5:17 AM
  • Sunrise 5:32 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:32 AM–6:05 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:20 PM–6:53 PM
  • Moonrise 6:38 PM
  • Sunset 6:53 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:53 PM–7:19 PM
  • Evening best color 7:09 PM
  • Fully dark 8:21 PM–4:04 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
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Upcoming celestial events for Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:20 PM to 4:50 AM Sat 10 Oct 2026 12:50 AM Tiangong space station Modest pass, NNW to ENE, 20 deg up
Sun 11 Oct 2026 5:19 AM International Space Station Modest pass, SSE to E, 15 deg up
Sun 11 Oct 2026 5:35 AM 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 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

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