Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Friday, August 13, 2027

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Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Meteor shower

Perseids

Around 75 an hour

Best around 4:00 AM

Radiant climbs to
56°
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

5:41 AM

5:41 AM

5:15 AM Blue hour
5:41 AM Sunrise
6:14 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:00 PM

7:00 PM

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

6:27 PM Golden hour
7:00 PM Sunset
7:26 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

85% lit

4:28 PM – 2:35 AM

SE WSW
4:28 PM Moonrise
4:51 PM 4°
9:32 PM Highest, 34°
2:13 AM 4°
2:35 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 1:40 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:15 AM–5:41 AM
  • Morning best color 5:26 AM
  • Sunrise 5:41 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:41 AM–6:14 AM
  • Moonrise 4:29 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:27 PM–7:00 PM
  • Sunset 7:00 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:00 PM–7:26 PM
  • Evening best color 7:16 PM
  • Fully dark 8:27 PM–4:15 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 2:37 AM–4:15 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

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 Autumn equinox Sunset due west, 6:12 PM Thu 23 Sep 2027 3:01 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