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Source: NOAA SWPCAstronomy & Aurora Tonight in Kurashiki, JP
2026-10-08 · times in Asia/Tokyo · 34.58°N, 133.77°E
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight
| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunrise | 6:04 AM |
| Sunset | 5:40 PM |
| Day length | 11 h 36 min |
| End of civil twilight | 6:05 PM |
| End of nautical twilight | 6:34 PM |
| End of astronomical twilight | 7:03 PM |
| Night length (sunset to sunrise) | 12 h 25 min |
| Fully dark sky tonight | 9 h 38 min |
| Astronomical twilight starts (morning) | 4:41 AM |
Moon
| Moonrise | 3:19 AM |
| Moonset | 4:14 PM |
| Illumination | 9.2% |
| Phase | Waning Crescent |
| Sublunar point (Moon overhead) | 7.19°N, 146.74°W |
| Sublunar point ground speed | 1,603 km/h |
Moon values are for the moment this page was generated (19:23 UTC). A moonrise or moonset can be missing on a given date.
Planets Tonight
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury (mag -0.1) | 8:08 AM | 6:36 PM | 1:23 PM | Visible about 0.3 h after dark, highest 6° toward the SW. |
| Venus (mag -4.6) | 8:10 AM | 6:09 PM | 1:09 PM | Not visible tonight: below the horizon (or too low) while the sky is dark. |
| Mars (mag 1.1) | 12:31 AM | 2:32 PM | 7:31 AM | Visible about 4.8 h after dark, highest 61° toward the SE. |
| Jupiter (mag -1.9) | 1:47 AM | 3:16 PM | 8:32 AM | Visible about 3.5 h after dark, highest 46° toward the E. |
| Saturn (mag 0.2) | 5:33 PM | 5:51 AM | 11:40 PM | Visible about 11.5 h after dark, highest 57° toward the S. |
Aurora Tonight
Aurora near poles only. Kurashiki is too far from them to see regular aurora; it would take an extreme geomagnetic storm. See the live aurora forecast.
Nearby Locations
- Okayama17 km away
- Fukuyama38 km away
- Takamatsu38 km away
- Onomichi55 km away
- Niihama81 km away
- Himeji89 km away
- Imabari91 km away
- Tokushima93 km away
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