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Kumamoto, Japan — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 0.6%
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Current Time: Dec 19, 2025 at 6:34:45 pm
Sunrise Today: 7:14 am 118° Southeast
Sunset Today: 5:13 pm 242° Southwest
Moonrise Today: 6:34 am 123° Southeast
Moonset Today: 4:15 pm 236° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 10 hours (-8s)

Today's Sun Position in Kumamoto

Time: 6:34 pm
Altitude: -16.5°
Direction: 252° W
Phase: Astronomical Twilight

Day length today: 9h 59m 32s (Dec 19, 2025)

8 seconds shorter than yesterday (Dec 18, 2025)

9 seconds longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

4 hours, 19 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2025)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Kumamoto Today

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Night 12:00 am – 5:46 am
Astro. Twilight 5:46 am – 6:16 am
Nautical Twilight 6:16 am – 6:47 am
Civil Twilight 6:47 am – 7:14 am
Daylight 7:14 am – 5:13 pm
Civil Twilight 5:13 pm – 5:41 pm
Nautical Twilight 5:41 pm – 6:12 pm
Astro. Twilight 6:12 pm – 6:42 pm
Night 6:42 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Kumamoto - Next 7 Days

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2025 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
Dec Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
Dec 19 7:14 am 5:13 pm 9:59:32 −0:08 12:14 pm (33.8°) 91.467
Dec 20 7:14 am 5:14 pm 9:59:26 −0:05 12:14 pm (33.8°) 91.460
Dec 21 7:15 am 5:14 pm 9:59:24 −0:02 12:15 pm (33.8°) 91.453
Dec 22 7:15 am 5:15 pm 9:59:24 < 1s 12:15 pm (33.8°) 91.447
Dec 23 7:16 am 5:15 pm 9:59:27 +0:02 12:16 pm (33.8°) 91.441
Dec 24 7:16 am 5:16 pm 9:59:32 +0:05 12:16 pm (33.8°) 91.435
Dec 25 7:17 am 5:17 pm 9:59:41 +0:08 12:17 pm (33.8°) 91.430
* All times are local time for Kumamoto. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Kumamoto is at 12:03 am on Monday, December 22, 2025. In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 19 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

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Today's Moon in Kumamoto

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Kumamoto - Next 7 days

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
Dec 19 6:34 am 4:15 pm - 11:25 am (28.7°) 251,681 1.1%
Dec 20 7:29 am 5:06 pm - 12:17 pm (28.2°) 250,642 0.2%
Dec 21 8:18 am 6:03 pm - 1:10 pm (29.2°) 249,260 1.3%
Dec 22 9:03 am 7:03 pm - 2:01 pm (31.6°) 247,571 4.4%
Dec 23 9:41 am 8:05 pm - 2:50 pm (35.3°) 245,597 9.4%
Dec 24 10:15 am 9:06 pm - 3:37 pm (40.0°) 243,337 16.3%
Dec 25 10:45 am 10:07 pm - 4:22 pm (45.6°) 240,806 24.8%
* All times are local time for Kumamoto. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Kumamoto This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, Dec 19, 2025
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sat 5:52 am Sat 4:04 pm Sat 10:58 am Slightly difficult to see
Venus Sat 6:57 am Sat 4:54 pm Sat 11:56 am Slightly difficult to see
Mars Sat 7:41 am Sat 5:32 pm Sat 12:37 pm Extremely difficult to see
Jupiter Fri 7:00 pm Sat 9:03 am Sat 2:01 am Perfect visibility
Saturn Fri 12:19 pm Sat 12:03 am Fri 6:11 pm Average visibility
Uranus Fri 3:13 pm Sat 5:02 am Fri 10:08 pm Average visibility
Neptune Fri 12:26 pm Sat 12:22 am Fri 6:24 pm Difficult to see
* All times are local time for Kumamoto.

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