Tokyo, Japan

Wednesday, April 21, 2027

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Tokyo, Japan Wednesday 21 April 2027

Meteor shower

Lyrids

Active, around 7 an hour

Best around 3:18 AM

Radiant climbs to
84°
Under a perfect sky
18/hour
Moonlight
39% lost
Speed
49 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.

Usually steady, but now and then it has a short burst of many more.

That morning

Sunrise

5:01 AM

5:01 AM

4:34 AM Blue hour, best color
5:01 AM Sunrise
5:35 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 24 camera photos of past sunrises here.

Sunset

6:18 PM

6:18 PM

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

5:44 PM Golden hour
6:18 PM Sunset
6:45 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Pink Moon

Rises 6:52 PM in the ESE

6:52 PM – 5:14 AM

ESE WSW
6:52 PM Moonrise
7:14 PM 4°
12:02 AM Highest, 35°
4:52 AM 4°
5:14 AM Moonset

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

Rises
6:52 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
7:24 AM
Distance
238,165 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 4:34 AM–5:01 AM
  • Morning best color 4:35 AM
  • Moonset 4:41 AM
  • Sunrise 5:01 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:01 AM–5:35 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:44 PM–6:18 PM
  • Evening best color 5:52 PM
  • Sunset 6:18 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:18 PM–6:45 PM
  • Moonrise 6:52 PM
  • Fully dark 7:50 PM–3:28 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
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Next day → Thursday Thu, Apr 22

Upcoming celestial events for Tokyo, Japan

Lyrids Around 10 an hour
Thu 22 Apr 2027 3:19 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:10 PM to 3:00 AM Thu 6 May 2027 8:05 PM Eta Aquariids Around 16 an hour
Thu 6 May 2027 3:01 AM Milky Way Visible 10:41 PM to 3:02 AM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 28 Apr to 14 May
Sun 9 May 2027 10:41 PM Flower Moon Rises 6:48 PM in the ESE Thu 20 May 2027 6:48 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:40 PM to 2:30 AM Fri 4 Jun 2027 4:48 AM Partial lunar eclipse 38% of the Moon in shadow
Thu 6 Jul 2028 3:20 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 71 minutes
Sun 31 Dec 2028 1:51 AM Partial solar eclipse 72.6% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 5:07 PM Partial lunar eclipse 93% of it above your horizon
Sat 15 Jun 2030 3:33 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 66 minutes
Sun 25 Apr 2032 12:13 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 46 minutes
Mon 18 Oct 2032 4:03 AM Partial solar eclipse 39.5% of the Sun covered
Wed 3 Nov 2032 3:35 PM Total lunar eclipse 79% of it above your horizon
Thu 14 Apr 2033 4:12 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 78 minutes
Sat 8 Oct 2033 7:55 PM Partial solar eclipse Totality here
Sun 2 Sep 2035 10:09 AM

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