Tokyo, Japan

Sunday, January 3, 2027

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Tokyo, Japan Sunday 3 January 2027

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Around 55 an hour

Best around 5:57 AM

Radiant climbs to
63°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
41 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.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

That morning

Sunrise

6:51 AM

6:51 AM

6:22 AM Blue hour, best color
6:51 AM Sunrise
7:30 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 20 camera photos of past sunrises here.

Sunset

4:39 PM

4:39 PM

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

4:00 PM Golden hour
4:39 PM Sunset
5:07 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

19% lit

2:48 AM – 12:48 PM

ESE WSW
2:48 AM Moonrise
3:11 AM 4°
7:48 AM Highest, 32°
12:26 PM 4°
12:48 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 2:48 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:22 AM–6:51 AM
  • Sunrise 6:51 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:51 AM–7:30 AM
  • Moonset 12:49 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:00 PM–4:39 PM
  • Evening best color 4:12 PM
  • Sunset 4:39 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:39 PM–5:07 PM
  • Fully dark 6:10 PM–5:20 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:10 PM–3:50 AM
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Upcoming celestial events for Tokyo, Japan

New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:20 PM to 5:20 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 5:23 AM Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:35 PM in the ENE Fri 22 Jan 2027 4:35 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:50 PM to 5:10 AM Sat 6 Feb 2027 12:56 AM Snow Moon Rises 5:52 PM in the E Sun 21 Feb 2027 5:52 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:10 PM to 4:30 AM Mon 8 Mar 2027 6:31 PM Milky Way Visible 2:13 AM to 4:24 AM with no moon, 22° above the south-southeastern horizon - 13 nights 4 Mar to 16 Mar
Tue 16 Mar 2027 2:13 AM

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