Tokyo, Japan

Monday, August 9, 2027

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Tokyo, Japan

Meteor shower

Perseids

Active, around 60 an hour

Best around 3:23 AM

Radiant climbs to
58°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
59 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.

The most dependable shower of the year, on warm summer nights in the north.

That morning

Sunrise

4:55 AM

4:55 AM

4:27 AM Blue hour
4:55 AM Sunrise
5:30 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:38 PM

6:38 PM

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

6:03 PM Golden hour
6:38 PM Sunset
7:06 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

First quarter

49% lit

12:24 PM – 10:26 PM

ESE WSW
12:24 PM Moonrise
12:47 PM 4°
5:25 PM Highest, 32°
10:03 PM 4°
10:26 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 4:27 AM–4:55 AM
  • Morning best color 4:31 AM
  • Sunrise 4:55 AM
  • Morning golden hour 4:55 AM–5:30 AM
  • Moonrise 12:24 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:03 PM–6:38 PM
  • Evening best color 6:11 PM
  • Sunset 6:38 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:38 PM–7:06 PM
  • Fully dark 8:14 PM–3:20 AM
  • Moonset 10:26 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:34 PM–3:20 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Tokyo, Japan

Perseids Around 84 an hour
Thu 12 Aug 2027 3:20 AM Full Sturgeon Moon Rises 6:22 PM in the ESE Tue 17 Aug 2027 6:22 PM Milky Way Visible 7:48 PM to 10:48 PM with no moon, 25° above the southern horizon - 13 nights 24 Aug to 5 Sep
Thu 26 Aug 2027 7:48 PM Black Moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 7:50 PM to 3:40 AM Tue 31 Aug 2027 2:40 AM Full Harvest Moon Rises 5:39 PM in the E Thu 16 Sep 2027 5:39 PM Milky Way Visible 7:04 PM to 8:54 PM with no moon, 21° above the south-southwestern horizon - 12 nights 22 Sep to 3 Oct
Wed 22 Sep 2027 7:04 PM 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 81% 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it