Tokyo, Japan

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

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Tokyo, Japan Wednesday 22 July 2026

Meteor shower

Southern Delta Aquariids

Active, around 5 an hour

Best around 2:11 AM

Radiant climbs to
38°
Under a perfect sky
25/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
41 km/s

The rate at the top is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

Stays near its best for several nights, not just one.

That morning

Sunrise

4:41 AM

4:41 AM

4:12 AM Blue hour, best color
4:41 AM Sunrise
5:18 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

6:53 PM

6:53 PM

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

6:17 PM Golden hour
6:53 PM Sunset
7:22 PM Blue hour ends

Milky Way

Milky Way

Washed out by city light

Visible from 11:16 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
11:16 PM to 1:06 AM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 20° above it
Highest at
11:16 PM
Sky fully dark
8:36 PM to 3:00 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

57% lit

12:50 PM – 11:11 PM

ESE WSW
12:50 PM Moonrise
1:12 PM 4°
6:00 PM Highest, 35°
10:49 PM 4°
11:11 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 4:12 AM–4:41 AM
  • Sunrise 4:41 AM
  • Morning golden hour 4:41 AM–5:18 AM
  • Moonrise 12:51 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:17 PM–6:53 PM
  • Evening best color 6:26 PM
  • Sunset 6:53 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:53 PM–7:22 PM
  • Fully dark 8:36 PM–3:00 AM
  • Moonset 11:11 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:16 PM–3:00 AM
← Previous day Tuesday Tue, Jul 21
Next day → Thursday Thu, Jul 23

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 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

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