Tokyo, Japan

Sunday, June 21, 2026

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Tokyo, Japan Sunday 21 June 2026

Equinox or solstice

Summer solstice

The moment itself, 5:24 PM

Sunrise
4:25 AM, ENE (61°)
Sunset
7:00 PM, WNW (299°)
Daylight
14h 35m

That morning

Sunrise

4:25 AM

4:25 AM

3:55 AM Blue hour, best color
4:25 AM Sunrise
5:03 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 22 camera photos of past sunrises here.

Sunset

7:00 PM

7:00 PM

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

6:22 PM Golden hour
7:00 PM Sunset
7:30 PM Blue hour ends

Milky Way

Milky Way

Washed out by city light

Visible from 11:29 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
11:29 PM to 2:36 AM
Where to look
Southern horizon, up to 25° above it
Highest at
11:29 PM
Sky fully dark
8:49 PM to 2:36 AM
Sky darkness
None
Cloud
Not forecast yet

The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.

Moon

First quarter

42% lit

10:56 AM – 11:23 PM

E W
10:56 AM Moonrise
11:16 AM 4°
5:11 PM Highest, 55°
11:04 PM 4°
11:23 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 3:55 AM–4:25 AM
  • Morning best color 3:56 AM
  • Sunrise 4:25 AM
  • Morning golden hour 4:25 AM–5:03 AM
  • Moonrise 10:57 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:22 PM–7:00 PM
  • Evening best color 6:32 PM
  • Sunset 7:00 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:00 PM–7:30 PM
  • Fully dark 8:49 PM–2:36 AM
  • Moonset 11:23 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:29 PM–2:36 AM
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Upcoming celestial events for Tokyo, Japan

Milky Way Visible 6:40 PM to 7:50 PM with no moon, 17° above the south-southwestern horizon - 6 nights 8 Oct to 13 Oct
Thu 8 Oct 2026 6:40 PM Tiangong space station Bright pass, NW to E, 37 deg up
Sat 10 Oct 2026 4:43 AM Tropical Storm Nolo Outer clouds at most, passing to the southeast
Sat 10 Oct 2026 3:16 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:40 PM to 4:10 AM Sat 10 Oct 2026 12:50 AM Tiangong space station Modest pass, NE to ENE, 24 deg up
Sun 11 Oct 2026 3:47 AM Typhoon Koguma Outer clouds at most, passing to the southeast
Tue 13 Oct 2026 1:56 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it