Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Friday, July 7, 2028

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Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Event

Tanabata

Japanese festival

Tanabata in Minamitane - Vega and Altair after dark

Stars from 8:52 PM

Starry sky: not known yet

Sunset
7:22 PM
Cloud tonight
Not known yet
Rain chance
Not known yet
Tonight
Moon
100% lit
Up from the start
Where the Vega (Orihime) is
N, 82° up
at 11:52 PM
Where the Altair (Hikoboshi) is
S, 68° up
at 1:07 AM

Tanabata, the star festival on July 7, tells of two lovers in the sky: Orihime the weaver - the star Vega - and Hikoboshi the cowherd - Altair - parted by the Milky Way and allowed to meet only on this night. People write wishes on strips of colored paper, tanzaku, and hang them on bamboo.

Look up after dark: Vega is the bright star high in the east, Altair lower and to its right, with the Milky Way running between them where the sky is dark. It is a festival, not a day off; some places, Sendai among them, keep it in August by the old calendar.

That morning

Sunrise

5:20 AM

5:20 AM

4:52 AM Blue hour
5:20 AM Sunrise
5:55 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:21 PM

7:21 PM

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

6:46 PM Golden hour
7:21 PM Sunset
7:49 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Full moon

100% lit

7:48 PM – 6:26 AM

ESE WSW
7:48 PM Moonrise
8:09 PM 4°
1:07 AM Highest, 39°
6:06 AM 4°
6:26 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 4:52 AM–5:20 AM
  • Morning best color 5:09 AM
  • Sunrise 5:20 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:20 AM–5:55 AM
  • Moonset 5:27 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:46 PM–7:21 PM
  • Sunset 7:21 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:21 PM–7:49 PM
  • Evening best color 7:39 PM
  • Moonrise 7:48 PM
  • Fully dark 8:57 PM–3:44 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

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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
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Sat 8 Oct 2033 7:55 PM Partial solar eclipse 71.5% of the Sun covered
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