Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Saturday, July 18, 2026

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Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan Saturday 18 July 2026

Milky Way

Milky Way

Excellent viewing

Visible from 10:02 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
10:02 PM to 2:12 AM
Where to look
Southern horizon, up to 31° above it
Highest at
10:12 PM
Sky fully dark
8:52 PM to 3:52 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.

That morning

Sunrise

5:25 AM

5:25 AM

4:58 AM Blue hour
5:25 AM Sunrise
6:00 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:18 PM

7:18 PM

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

6:44 PM Golden hour
7:18 PM Sunset
7:45 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing crescent

18% lit

9:20 AM – 9:58 PM

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9:20 AM Moonrise
9:38 AM 4°
3:41 PM Highest, 63°
9:40 PM 4°
9:58 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 4:58 AM–5:25 AM
  • Morning best color 5:10 AM
  • Sunrise 5:25 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:25 AM–6:00 AM
  • Moonrise 9:20 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:44 PM–7:18 PM
  • Sunset 7:18 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:18 PM–7:45 PM
  • Evening best color 7:35 PM
  • Fully dark 8:52 PM–3:52 AM
  • Moonset 9:58 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:02 PM–3:52 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 5:03 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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