Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Tuesday, December 22, 2026

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Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan Tuesday 22 December 2026

Meteor shower

Ursids

A few an hour

Best around 6:07 AM

Radiant climbs to
42°
Under a perfect sky
10/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
33 km/s

The rate at the top is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

From most of the Northern Hemisphere it never sets, so you can watch it all night.

Equinox or solstice

Winter solstice

The moment itself, 5:50 AM

Sunrise
7:09 AM, ESE (118°)
Sunset
5:19 PM, WSW (243°)
Daylight
10h 11m

That morning

Sunrise

7:09 AM

7:09 AM

6:42 AM Blue hour
7:09 AM Sunrise
7:45 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:19 PM

5:19 PM

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

4:43 PM Golden hour
5:19 PM Sunset
5:46 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

94% lit

3:14 PM – 6:08 AM

ENE WNW
3:14 PM Moonrise
3:35 PM 4°
10:39 PM Highest, 86°
5:46 AM 4°
6:08 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 4:56 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:42 AM–7:09 AM
  • Morning best color 6:52 AM
  • Sunrise 7:09 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:09 AM–7:45 AM
  • Moonrise 3:14 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:43 PM–5:19 PM
  • Sunset 5:19 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:19 PM–5:46 PM
  • Evening best color 5:36 PM
  • Fully dark 6:45 PM–5:43 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
← Previous day Monday Mon, Dec 21
Next day → Wednesday Wed, Dec 23

Upcoming celestial events for Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 5:25 PM in the ENE Thu 24 Dec 2026 5:25 PM Quadrantids Around 52 an hour
Sun 3 Jan 2027 5:42 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:40 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 5:23 AM Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 5:25 PM in the ENE Fri 22 Jan 2027 5:25 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:20 PM to 5:40 AM Sat 6 Feb 2027 12:56 AM Milky Way Visible 4:23 AM to 5:36 AM with no moon, 18° above the southeastern horizon - 5 nights 9 Feb to 15 Feb
Sun 14 Feb 2027 4:23 AM

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