Tokyo, Japan

Saturday, October 3, 2026

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Tokyo, Japan Saturday 3 October 2026 High 74°F, low 63°F.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, ESE to E

Rose 3:35 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
ESE
Rising, then up to ESE
When
3:35 AM
until 3:36 AM
Visible for
1m 30s
Highest
22° ESE
Ends
Sets E

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Bright pass, W to NE

Rose 5:07 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Rising, then up to NNW
When
5:07 AM
until 5:11 AM
Visible for
4m 10s
Highest
46° NNW
Ends
Fades at 30°

It will not set - it flies into the Earth's shadow and fades out in a few seconds.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Washed out by city light

Visible from 6:47 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
6:47 PM to 8:17 PM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 19° above it
Highest at
6:47 PM
Sky fully dark
6:47 PM to 4:13 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.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

5:37 AM

Very LowExcellent

Rated Fair by the people who watched it.

5:11 AM Blue hour
5:37 AM Sunrise
6:11 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

Fair

5:22 PM

Very LowExcellent
4:48 PM Golden hour
4:58 PM Best color
5:22 PM Sunset
5:48 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 17 camera photos of past sunsets here.

Moon

Last quarter

55% lit

9:06 PM – 12:41 PM

ENE WNW
9:06 PM Moonrise
9:30 PM 4°
4:54 AM Highest, 82°
12:18 PM 4°
12:41 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
68°F
Clear sky 19% clouds · no rain
Afternoon
74°F
Clear sky 8% clouds · no rain
Evening
67°F
Clear sky 13% clouds · no rain

Moon, last quarter

9:06 PM Moonrise
9:30 PM 4°
4:54 AM Highest, 82°
12:18 PM 4°
12:41 PM Moonset

Sunrise

5:11 AM Blue hour
5:37 AM Sunrise
6:11 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:48 PM Golden hour
4:58 PM Best color
5:22 PM Sunset
5:48 PM Blue hour ends
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Upcoming celestial events for Tokyo, Japan

Tiangong space station Brilliant pass, NNW to ENE, 73 deg up
Sun 4 Oct 2026 4:11 AM Tiangong space station Bright pass, WNW to NE, 33 deg up
Mon 5 Oct 2026 4:47 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 New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:10 PM to 4:40 AM Mon 9 Nov 2026 4:01 PM

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