Tokyo, Japan

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

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Tokyo, Japan Tuesday 21 July 2026

That morning

Sunrise

4:40 AM

4:40 AM

4:11 AM Blue hour, best color
4:40 AM Sunrise
5:17 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 20 camera photos of past sunrises here.

Sunset

6:54 PM

6:54 PM

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

6:17 PM Golden hour
6:54 PM Sunset
7:23 PM Blue hour ends

Milky Way

Milky Way

Washed out by city light

Visible from 10:47 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
10:47 PM to 1:07 AM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 23° above it
Highest at
10:47 PM
Sky fully dark
8:37 PM to 2:59 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

47% lit

11:49 AM – 10:41 PM

ESE WSW
11:49 AM Moonrise
12:10 PM 4°
5:16 PM Highest, 40°
10:20 PM 4°
10:41 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 4:11 AM–4:40 AM
  • Sunrise 4:40 AM
  • Morning golden hour 4:40 AM–5:17 AM
  • Moonrise 11:50 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:17 PM–6:54 PM
  • Evening best color 6:27 PM
  • Sunset 6:54 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:54 PM–7:23 PM
  • Fully dark 8:37 PM–2:59 AM
  • Moonset 10:41 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:47 PM–2:59 AM
← Previous day Monday Mon, Jul 20
Next day → Wednesday Wed, Jul 22

Upcoming celestial events for Tokyo, Japan

Milky Way Visible 6:42 PM to 8:02 PM with no moon, 17° above the south-southwestern horizon - 7 nights 7 Oct to 13 Oct
Wed 7 Oct 2026 6:42 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, WNW to ENE, 29 deg up
Thu 8 Oct 2026 5:04 AM 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 New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:40 PM to 4:10 AM Sat 10 Oct 2026 12:50 AM Orionids Around 17 an hour
Wed 21 Oct 2026 3:58 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it