What time is sunset in Hitachi today?

Sunset in Hitachi is at 5:11 PM local time (Asia/Tokyo) on 2026-10-08.

What phase is the Moon tonight in Hitachi?

The Moon is a Waning Crescent and about 9% illuminated.

Astronomical twilight ends at 6:37 PM local time, so the sky is fully dark from then until 4:13 AM.

Moonrise in Hitachi is at 2:49 AM and moonset is at 3:47 PM local time.

Hitachi is too far from the poles for regular aurora; it would take a very strong geomagnetic storm.

Live now

Kp2.7

Solar wind346 km/s

X-rayC1.2

StormG0 (Quiet)

Source: NOAA SWPC

2026-10-08 · times in Asia/Tokyo · 36.60°N, 140.65°E

Event	Time
Sunrise	5:38 AM
Sunset	5:11 PM
Day length	11 h 33 min
End of civil twilight	5:37 PM
End of nautical twilight	6:07 PM
End of astronomical twilight	6:37 PM
Night length (sunset to sunrise)	12 h 28 min
Fully dark sky tonight	9 h 36 min
Astronomical twilight starts (morning)	4:13 AM

Moonrise	2:49 AM
Moonset	3:47 PM
Illumination	9.4%
Phase	Waning Crescent
Sublunar point (Moon overhead)	7.44°N, 133.09°W
Sublunar point ground speed	1,602 km/h

Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (18:27 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.

Planet	Rise	Set	Meridian	Visibility
Mercury (mag -0.1)	7:44 AM	6:05 PM	12:55 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Venus (mag -4.6)	7:47 AM	5:37 PM	12:42 PM	Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark.
Mars (mag 1.1)	11:57 PM	2:09 PM	7:04 AM	Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 60° toward the SE.
Jupiter (mag -1.9)	1:16 AM	2:52 PM	8:04 AM	Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E.
Saturn (mag 0.2)	5:05 PM	5:24 AM	11:13 PM	Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 55° toward the S.

Aurora near poles only. Hitachi is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.