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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Kirishima, JP
2026-10-08 · times in Asia/Tokyo · 31.74°N, 130.76°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:15 AM |
| Sunset | 5:53 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 39 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:18 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 6:46 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:14 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 22 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 40 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 4:54 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:34 AM |
| Moonset | 4:25 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.22°N, 145.32°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:17 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 8:15 AM | 6:53 PM | 1:35 PM | Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 7° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 8:15 AM | 6:27 PM | 1:21 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 12:49 AM | 2:38 PM | 7:43 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 62° toward the E. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 2:03 AM | 3:24 PM | 8:44 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 47° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:46 PM | 6:02 AM | 11:52 PM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 60° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Kirishima is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Kagoshima28 km away
- Miyakonojo29 km away
- Miyazaki65 km away
- Honmachi86 km away
- Koto115 km away
- Kumamoto119 km away
- Nobeoka127 km away
- Nagasaki139 km away
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