Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Thursday, July 9, 2026

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Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan Thursday 9 July 2026

That morning

Sunrise

5:21 AM

5:21 AM

4:53 AM Blue hour
5:21 AM Sunrise
5:55 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:21 PM

7:21 PM

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

6:46 PM Golden hour
7:21 PM Sunset
7:48 PM Blue hour ends

Milky Way

Milky Way

Excellent viewing

Visible from 8:57 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
8:57 PM to 12:37 AM
Where to look
Southern horizon, up to 31° above it
Highest at
10:47 PM
Sky fully dark
8:57 PM to 3:45 AM
Sky darkness
Fair
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

Waning crescent

36% lit

12:09 AM – 1:53 PM

ENE WNW
12:09 AM Moonrise
12:28 AM 4°
6:57 AM Highest, 76°
1:33 PM 4°
1:53 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 12:09 AM
  • Morning blue hour 4:53 AM–5:21 AM
  • Morning best color 5:04 AM
  • Sunrise 5:21 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:21 AM–5:55 AM
  • Moonset 1:53 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:46 PM–7:21 PM
  • Sunset 7:21 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:21 PM–7:48 PM
  • Evening best color 7:37 PM
  • Fully dark 8:57 PM–3:45 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:57 PM–12:47 AM
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Upcoming celestial events for Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Tiangong space station Modest pass, NNW to NNE, 11 deg up
Thu 8 Oct 2026 5:04 AM Draconids A few an hour
Thu 8 Oct 2026 7:23 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, NNW to NE, 15 deg up
Fri 9 Oct 2026 5:41 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:20 PM to 4:50 AM Sat 10 Oct 2026 12:50 AM Milky Way Visible 7:10 PM to 8:40 PM with no moon, 21° above the southwestern horizon - 7 nights 7 Oct to 13 Oct
Sun 11 Oct 2026 7:10 PM H3-24 | Martian Moon eXplorer (MMX) Good, look SSW
Tue 20 Oct 2026 4:41 AM

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