Tokyo, Japan

Friday, September 11, 2026

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Tokyo, Japan Friday 11 September 2026

Milky Way

Washed out by city light

Visible from 7:22 PM

Very LowExcellent

Visible, no moon

7:22 PM to 9:42 PM

Where to look

South-southwestern horizon, up to 23° above it

Highest at

7:22 PM

Sky fully dark

7:22 PM to 3:54 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.

New moon

Moonless and fully dark 7:30 PM to 3:50 AM

New at 12:27 PM Fri 11 Sep

Very LowExcellent

Moonless and fully dark

7:30 PM to 3:50 AM

Sky fully dark

8h 20m

The darkest nights of the month for faint things - the Milky Way, meteors, the zodiacal light. The Moon itself cannot be seen: it sits between us and the Sun, lit on its far side.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

5:20 AM

Very LowExcellent

4:54 AM Blue hour

5:20 AM Sunrise

5:54 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

Fair

5:54 PM

Very LowExcellent

5:21 PM Golden hour

5:29 PM Best color

5:54 PM Sunset

6:20 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 18 camera photos of past sunsets here.

Moon

New moon

0% lit

5:07 AM – 5:49 PM

E W

5:07 AM Moonrise

5:27 AM 4°

11:30 AM Highest, 58°

5:29 PM 4°

5:49 PM Moonset

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

How this day turned out

Morning

66°F

Moderate rain 64% clouds · 4.3 mm rain

Afternoon

67°F

Moderate drizzle 100% clouds · 0.6 mm rain

Evening

67°F

Partly cloudy 60% clouds · no rain

Sunrise

4:54 AM Blue hour

5:20 AM Sunrise

5:54 AM Golden hour ends

Moon, new moon

5:07 AM Moonrise

5:27 AM 4°

11:30 AM Highest, 58°

5:29 PM 4°

5:49 PM Moonset

Sunset

5:21 PM Golden hour

5:29 PM Best color

5:54 PM Sunset

6:20 PM Blue hour ends

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Upcoming celestial events for Tokyo, Japan

Milky Way Visible 6:46 PM to 8:06 PM with no moon, 18° above the south-southwestern horizon - 10 nights 4 Oct to 13 Oct

Sun 4 Oct 2026 6:46 PM Tiangong space station Bright pass, WNW to NE, 33 deg up

Mon 5 Oct 2026 4:47 AM Tiangong space station Bright pass, NE to ENE, 31 deg up

Tue 6 Oct 2026 3:51 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 Hunter's Moon Rises 4:34 PM in the ENE Mon 26 Oct 2026 4:34 PM

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