Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Thursday, October 8, 2026

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Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan Thursday 8 October 2026

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, NNW to NNE

Rises 5:04 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NNW
Rising, then up to N
When
5:04 AM
until 5:06 AM
Visible for
2m 0s
Highest
11° N
Ends
Sets NNE

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

Milky Way

Milky Way

Fair viewing

Visible from 7:13 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
7:13 PM to 8:53 PM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 22° above it
Highest at
7:13 PM
Sky fully dark
7:13 PM to 4:54 AM
Sky darkness
Fair
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

6:13 AM

6:13 AM

5:49 AM Blue hour
6:13 AM Sunrise
6:45 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:53 PM

5:53 PM

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

5:21 PM Golden hour
5:53 PM Sunset
6:17 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

7% lit

3:33 AM – 4:23 PM

E W
3:33 AM Moonrise
3:52 AM 4°
10:00 AM Highest, 65°
4:05 PM 4°
4:23 PM Moonset

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

This day at a glance

Moon, waning crescent

3:33 AM Moonrise
3:52 AM 4°
10:00 AM Highest, 65°
4:05 PM 4°
4:23 PM Moonset

Sunrise

5:49 AM Blue hour
6:13 AM Sunrise
6:45 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:21 PM Golden hour
5:53 PM Sunset
6:17 PM Blue hour ends
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Upcoming celestial events for Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:20 PM to 4:50 AM Sat 10 Oct 2026 12:50 AM Orionids Around 17 an hour
Wed 21 Oct 2026 4:39 AM Hunter's Moon Rises 5:19 PM in the ENE Mon 26 Oct 2026 5:19 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:50 PM to 5:10 AM Mon 9 Nov 2026 4:01 PM Leonids Around 11 an hour
Tue 17 Nov 2026 5:03 AM Beaver Moon Rises 4:38 PM in the ENE Tue 24 Nov 2026 4:38 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it