Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Monday, October 12, 2026

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Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan Monday 12 October 2026

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, NNE to NE

Rises 4:23 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NNE
Rising, then up to NNE
When
4:23 AM
until 4:24 AM
Visible for
1m 0s
Highest
14° NNE
Ends
Sets NE

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

Milky Way

Milky Way

Poor viewing

Visible from 7:08 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
7:08 PM to 8:38 PM
Where to look
Southwestern horizon, up to 21° above it
Highest at
7:08 PM
Sky fully dark
7:08 PM to 4:56 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

6:16 AM

6:16 AM

5:52 AM Blue hour
6:16 AM Sunrise
6:48 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:49 PM

5:49 PM

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

5:16 PM Golden hour
5:49 PM Sunset
6:13 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing crescent

2% lit

7:36 AM – 6:26 PM

ESE WSW
7:36 AM Moonrise
7:56 AM 4°
1:01 PM Highest, 41°
6:06 PM 4°
6:26 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

Sunrise

5:52 AM Blue hour
6:16 AM Sunrise
6:48 AM Golden hour ends

Moon, waxing crescent

7:36 AM Moonrise
7:56 AM 4°
1:01 PM Highest, 41°
6:06 PM 4°
6:26 PM Moonset

Sunset

5:16 PM Golden hour
5:49 PM Sunset
6:13 PM Blue hour ends
← Previous day Sunday Sun, Oct 11
Next day → Tuesday Tue, Oct 13

Upcoming celestial events for Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

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 New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:50 PM to 5:30 AM Tue 8 Dec 2026 9:50 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it