Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Wednesday, August 11, 2027

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Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Meteor shower

Perseids

Active, around 72 an hour

Best around 4:02 AM

Radiant climbs to
55°
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

5:40 AM

5:40 AM

5:14 AM Blue hour
5:40 AM Sunrise
6:13 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:02 PM

7:02 PM

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

6:29 PM Golden hour
7:02 PM Sunset
7:28 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

69% lit

2:46 PM – 12:47 AM

SE SW
2:46 PM Moonrise
3:09 PM 4°
7:47 PM Highest, 33°
12:25 AM 4°
12:47 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:14 AM–5:40 AM
  • Morning best color 5:25 AM
  • Sunrise 5:40 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:40 AM–6:13 AM
  • Moonrise 2:47 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:29 PM–7:02 PM
  • Sunset 7:02 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:02 PM–7:28 PM
  • Evening best color 7:18 PM
  • Fully dark 8:30 PM–4:13 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 12:50 AM–4:13 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Perseids Around 81 an hour
Thu 12 Aug 2027 4:01 AM Full Sturgeon Moon Rises 6:51 PM in the ESE Tue 17 Aug 2027 6:51 PM Milky Way Visible 8:11 PM to 11:41 PM with no moon, 30° above the southern horizon - 14 nights 24 Aug to 6 Sep
Thu 26 Aug 2027 8:11 PM Black Moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 8:10 PM to 4:20 AM Tue 31 Aug 2027 2:40 AM Full Harvest Moon Rises 6:16 PM in the E Thu 16 Sep 2027 6:16 PM Milky Way Visible 7:34 PM to 9:54 PM with no moon, 26° above the south-southwestern horizon - 12 nights 22 Sep to 3 Oct
Wed 22 Sep 2027 7:34 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 49% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 5:13 PM Partial lunar eclipse 50% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 15 Jun 2030 3:33 AM Partial solar eclipse 0.3% of the Sun covered
Wed 21 May 2031 5:50 PM 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 31.8% of the Sun covered
Wed 3 Nov 2032 3:33 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 48 minutes
Thu 14 Apr 2033 4:12 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 78 minutes
Sat 8 Oct 2033 7:55 PM Partial solar eclipse 71.5% of the Sun covered
Sun 2 Sep 2035 9:53 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it