Tokyo, Japan

Thursday, July 16, 2026

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Tokyo, Japan Thursday 16 July 2026

That morning

Sunrise

4:37 AM

4:37 AM

4:08 AM Blue hour
4:37 AM Sunrise
5:14 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:57 PM

6:57 PM

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

6:20 PM Golden hour
6:57 PM Sunset
7:26 PM Blue hour ends

Milky Way

Milky Way

Washed out by city light

Visible from 8:41 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
8:41 PM to 1:21 AM
Where to look
Southern horizon, up to 25° above it
Highest at
9:51 PM
Sky fully dark
8:41 PM to 2:53 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

Waxing crescent

4% lit

6:20 AM – 8:26 PM

ENE WNW
6:20 AM Moonrise
6:41 AM 4°
1:27 PM Highest, 71°
8:06 PM 4°
8:26 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 4:08 AM–4:37 AM
  • Sunrise 4:37 AM
  • Morning golden hour 4:37 AM–5:14 AM
  • Moonrise 6:20 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:20 PM–6:57 PM
  • Evening best color 6:30 PM
  • Sunset 6:57 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:57 PM–7:26 PM
  • Moonset 8:26 PM
  • Fully dark 8:41 PM–2:53 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:41 PM–2:53 AM
← Previous day Wednesday Wed, Jul 15
Next day → Friday Fri, Jul 17

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 Draconids A few an hour
Thu 8 Oct 2026 6:46 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, N to ENE, 27 deg up
Fri 9 Oct 2026 4:07 AM 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 east
Sat 10 Oct 2026 2:47 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:40 PM to 4:10 AM Sat 10 Oct 2026 12:50 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it