Will it be clear for stargazing in Sapporo tonight?

Partly cloudy for the rest of the night; the Moon (5% lit) rises at 03:51. That is the hourly total-cloud forecast for Sapporo, Japan on the night of 8 October 2026, read inside the darkest hours: under 25% cloud counts as clear and 65% or more as cloudy. Most of the cloud is low cloud, which blocks the sky outright.

When does it get dark in Sapporo tonight?

In Sapporo, Japan on the night of 8 October 2026, astronomical darkness begins at 18:38 and lasts until 04:06 GMT+9 — 9 h 27 min of fully dark sky. The Sun sets at 17:04, and nautical twilight ends at 18:05.

Is the Moon up tonight in Sapporo?

On the night of 8 October 2026 in Sapporo, Japan, the Moon is a waning crescent, 5% illuminated. It sets at 15:47 and rises at 03:51, GMT+9. 9 h 15 min of the dark window is moon-free.

Which planets can I see from Sapporo tonight?

From Sapporo, Japan on the night of 8 October 2026: Mars (00:48–04:06, highest 47° in the E at 04:06, magnitude 1.1); Jupiter (01:58–04:06, highest 33° in the E at 04:06, magnitude -1.9); Saturn (18:38–04:06, highest 49° in the S at 23:08, magnitude 0.2). Times are GMT+9; all are visible to the naked eye.

Stargazing forecast

Stargazing forecast for Sapporo, Japan

Thu 8 Oct night
43.067° N, 141.350° E
26 m
GMT+9 · Asia/Tokyo

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Tonight at a glance

Partly cloudy for the rest of the night; the Moon (5% lit) rises at 03:51.

Most of the cloud is low cloud, which blocks the sky outright.
Dew risk: the temperature comes within 2 °C (3.6 °F) of the dew point by 03:00 — optics may fog without a dew heater.

Updated 03:24 GMT+9 (8 Oct, 18:24 UTC) · MET Norway forecast issued 8 Oct, 17:18 UTC

Cloud cover: 42%Partly cloudy
Dark hours: 9 h 27 min18:38–04:06
Moon: 5%9 h 15 min moon-free
Wind: 8 km/hCalm
Low temperature: 9°CDuring the dark hours
Dew risk: HighAir comes within 0° of the dew point

Photo: Milky Way over Paranal — ESO/A. Ghizzi Panizza (www.albertoghizzipanizza.com), CC BY 4.0

Hourly forecast

Cloud by layer, hour by hour. Darker blue means clearer sky; each cell shows its percentage. Low cloud blocks the sky outright; thin high cloud only dims it.

Hourly cloud cover (%) and conditions tonight in Sapporo
GMT+9	Fri 9																					Sat 10
Hour	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Sky: Dark 03–04, Astronomical twilight 04–05, Civil twilight 05–06, Daylight 06–17, Civil twilight 17–18, Astronomical twilight 18–19, Dark 19–04, Astronomical twilight 04–05, Civil twilight 05–06, Daylight 06–17, Civil twilight 17–18, Astronomical twilight 18–19
Total cloud	38	46	58	61	58	5	9	9	27	22	35	16	21	16	13	13	16	11	96	99	91	98	56	42	37	64	64	67	28	29	31	7	2	8	29	38	40	41	78	95
Low cloud	38	46	58	60	57	4	8	8	23	17	31	12	18	10	13	13	16	10	96	99	91	98	56	41	37	63	64	67	28	29	31	7	2	6	6	13	24	23	25	28
Mid cloud	4	1	0	2	2	3	2	3	8	13	16	10	8	10	6	6	5	5	4	4	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	6	9	3	2
High cloud	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	25	30	20	23	70	92
Sun & Moon
Temperature °C	9	9	8	8	10	13	16	19	20	21	21	21	20	19	17	16	16	15	14	13	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	15	16	18	20	21	21	21	21	20	18	17
Dew point °C; dew risk (within 2° of the dew point): 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07	9	8	8	8	9	11	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	14	14	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Wind km/h	8	9	8	9	10	9	7	6	6	12	14	15	14	12	7	5	3	4	5	8	6	6	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	11	10	8	6	6	9	10	9	4	3
Rain (mm)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Cloud cover0–9%10–24%25–44%45–64%65–84%85–100%

SkyDaylightCivil twilightNautical twilightAstronomical twilightDark

Sun altitudeMoon altitude12dew risk (within 2° of the dew point)Scroll sideways for the next 40 hours →

Weather data: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)

Next 7 nights

Average cloud during each night's dark hours, with the Moon. The first two to three nights use hourly data; later nights use MET Norway's 6-hourly steps and are less certain.

Tonight8 Oct
42%Partly cloudy
5% · 9 h 10 min moon-free
18:38–04:06
Fri9 Oct
57%Partly cloudy
1% · 9 h 30 min moon-free
18:36–04:07
Sat10 Oct
94%Cloudy
0% · 9 h 33 min moon-free
18:35–04:08
Sun11 Oct
48%Partly cloudy
1% · 9 h 36 min moon-free
18:33–04:09
6-hourly data
Mon12 Oct
78%Cloudy
4% · 9 h 39 min moon-free
18:31–04:10
6-hourly data
Tue13 Oct
97%Cloudy
9% · 9 h 42 min moon-free
18:30–04:11
6-hourly data
Wed14 Oct
36%Partly cloudy
15% · 9 h 44 min moon-free
18:28–04:13
6-hourly data

Sun & twilight

Twilight ends in three steps. Faint galaxies and the Milky Way need astronomical darkness, when the Sun is more than 18° below the horizon.

Sunset: 17:04
Civil dusk (−6°): 17:32
Nautical dusk (−12°): 18:05
Astronomical dusk (−18°): 18:38
Astronomical dawn (−18°): 04:06
Nautical dawn (−12°): 04:39
Civil dawn (−6°): 05:12
Sunrise: 05:40

Dark window: 18:38 – 04:06 GMT+9 (9 h 27 min)

The Moon

Waning Crescent

Illuminated: 5%
Age: 27.6 days
Moonrise: 03:51
Moonset: 15:47
Moon-free dark time: 9 h 15 min

Next phases

New MoonSun 11 Oct00:50
First QuarterMon 19 Oct01:13
Full MoonMon 26 Oct13:12
Last QuarterMon 2 Nov05:28

Next lunar eclipse visible here: Partial · Fri 7 Jul 2028, 03:19 · Moon 6° up
Next solar eclipse visible here: Annular · Sat 1 Jun 2030, 16:56 · 88% of the Sun covered

Planets tonight

Naked-eye planets that climb more than 10° above the horizon during the astronomically dark hours.

Altitude through the night

Planets tonight — Sapporo
Planet	Rises	Transits (altitude)	Sets	Best seen tonight	Brightness	In
JupiterVisible	00:57	07:58 · 62°	15:02	01:58–04:06, E	mag -1.9	Leo
SaturnVisible	17:01	23:10 · 49°	05:19	18:38–04:06, S	mag 0.2	Cetus
MarsVisible	23:38	07:00 · 67°	14:23	00:48–04:06, E	mag 1.1	Cancer
Venus	07:57	12:39 · 26°	17:16	Below 10°	mag -4.6	Virgo
Mercury	07:57	12:52 · 30°	17:48	Below 10°	mag -0.1	Libra

Lower magnitude = brighter. Venus and Jupiter outshine every star.

Sky events — next 90 days

Moon phases, seasons, planet highlights and eclipses, with times for this city.

Oct11Sun
Moon · 00:50
New Moon
Darkest skies of the month for galaxies and the Milky Way.
Oct12Mon
Planet · 19:06
Mercury at greatest evening elongation
25° from the Sun — the best evening view of Mercury, low in the west after sunset.
Oct26Mon
Moon · 13:12
Full Moon
Bright moonlight all night; best for the Moon itself.
Oct29Thu
Moon · 03:04
Moon at perigee near full (a “supermoon”)
Closest to Earth this month: 364,397 km.
Nov9Mon
Moon · 16:02
New Moon
Darkest skies of the month for galaxies and the Milky Way.
Nov24Tue
Moon · 23:54
Full Moon
Bright moonlight all night; best for the Moon itself.
Nov26Thu
Moon · 06:02
Moon at perigee near full (a “supermoon”)
Closest to Earth this month: 359,335 km.
Dec9Wed
Moon · 09:52
New Moon
Darkest skies of the month for galaxies and the Milky Way.
Dec22Tue
Season · 05:50
Winter solstice
The longest night of the year — the most hours of darkness.
Dec24Thu
Moon · 10:28
Full Moon
Bright moonlight all night; best for the Moon itself.
Dec24Thu
Moon · 17:32
Moon at perigee near full (a “supermoon”)
Closest to Earth this month: 356,641 km.
Jan4Mon
Planet · 02:56
Venus at greatest morning elongation
47° from the Sun — the best morning view of Venus, low in the east before sunrise.

Quick answers

Will it be clear for stargazing in Sapporo tonight?: Partly cloudy for the rest of the night; the Moon (5% lit) rises at 03:51. That is the hourly total-cloud forecast for Sapporo, Japan on the night of 8 October 2026, read inside the darkest hours: under 25% cloud counts as clear and 65% or more as cloudy. Most of the cloud is low cloud, which blocks the sky outright.
When does it get dark in Sapporo tonight?: In Sapporo, Japan on the night of 8 October 2026, astronomical darkness begins at 18:38 and lasts until 04:06 GMT+9 — 9 h 27 min of fully dark sky. The Sun sets at 17:04, and nautical twilight ends at 18:05.
Is the Moon up tonight in Sapporo?: On the night of 8 October 2026 in Sapporo, Japan, the Moon is a waning crescent, 5% illuminated. It sets at 15:47 and rises at 03:51, GMT+9. 9 h 15 min of the dark window is moon-free.
Which planets can I see from Sapporo tonight?: From Sapporo, Japan on the night of 8 October 2026: Mars (00:48–04:06, highest 47° in the E at 04:06, magnitude 1.1); Jupiter (01:58–04:06, highest 33° in the E at 04:06, magnitude -1.9); Saturn (18:38–04:06, highest 49° in the S at 23:08, magnitude 0.2). Times are GMT+9; all are visible to the naked eye.

Forecast details

Location: 43.067° N, 141.350° E
Elevation: 26 m
Time zone: Asia/Tokyo (GMT+9)
Weather model: MET Norway Locationforecast 2.0
Forecast issued: 8 Oct, 17:18 UTC
Next update expected: ≈ 8 Oct, 18:56 UTC
Page generated: 8 Oct, 18:24 UTC
Astronomy: Computed with astronomy-engine for these coordinates

Computed for 43.067° N, 141.350° E, elevation 26 m, time zone Asia/Tokyo. City centres are light-polluted; the times here apply anywhere within about 50 km, so drive out to darker skies.

Sun, Moon and planet positions are calculated with astronomy-engine. Twilight uses the Sun's geometric centre; sunrise and sunset use the upper limb with standard refraction.

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