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Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan
Sunday, October 4, 2026
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Satellite
Tiangong space station
Modest pass, NW to N
Rises 5:44 AM
Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.
Milky Way
Milky Way
Poor viewing
Visible from 7:18 PM
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.
Later today
Sunrise
Good
6:10 AM
Current local time: 2:13 AM
Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 16 past sunrises rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.
Sunset
Fair
5:58 PM
Current local time: 2:13 AM
Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 15 past sunsets rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.
Moon, up now
Last quarter
44% lit
11:06 PM – 1:54 PM
Current local time: 2:13 AM
Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.
Today, at a glance
Moon, last quarter
Sunrise
Sunset
Upcoming celestial events for Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan
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