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

Moon: 55.8%
Waxing Gibbous
Current Time: May 5, 2025 at 12:06:16 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:05 am↑ 70° East
Sunset Today: 6:47 pm↑ 291° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 11:55 am↑ 69° East
Moonset Today: 1:20 am↑ 294° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 13 hours, 42 minutes (+1m 46s)
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Today's Sun Position in Kobe

Time:12:06 pm
Altitude:71.5°
Direction:188° S
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 13h 41m 58s (May 5, 2025)

1 minute, 46 seconds longer than yesterday (May 4, 2025)

3 hours, 52 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

47 minutes, 4 seconds shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2024)

The Sun's altitude in Kobe today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Kobe Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Kobe today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this

Night12:00 am – 3:30 am
Astro. Twilight3:30 am – 4:05 am
Nautical Twilight4:05 am – 4:37 am
Civil Twilight4:37 am – 5:05 am
Daylight5:05 am – 6:47 pm
Civil Twilight6:47 pm – 7:14 pm
Nautical Twilight7:14 pm – 7:47 pm
Astro. Twilight7:47 pm – 8:22 pm
Night8:22 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Kobe - Next 7 Days

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2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 55:05 am6:47 pm13:41:58+1:4611:55 am (71.6°)93.747
May 65:04 am6:47 pm13:43:43+1:4511:55 am (71.9°)93.769
May 75:03 am6:48 pm13:45:28+1:4411:55 am (72.2°)93.791
May 85:02 am6:49 pm13:47:11+1:4211:55 am (72.4°)93.812
May 95:01 am6:50 pm13:48:52+1:4111:55 am (72.7°)93.834
May 105:00 am6:51 pm13:50:32+1:4011:55 am (73.0°)93.855
May 114:59 am6:51 pm13:52:11+1:3811:55 am (73.2°)93.876
* All times are local time for Kobe. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2025

March equinoxMar 206:01 pm
June solsticeJun 2111:42 am
September equinoxSep 233:19 am
December solsticeDec 2212:03 am
* All times are local Kobe time.

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Today's Moon in Kobe

Percent Illuminated:55.8%
Time:12:06 pm
Altitude:1.4°
Direction:70° E
Position:Waxing Gibbous

The Moon's path in Kobe today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Kobe - Next 7 days

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2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 5-1:20 am11:55 am6:57 pm(70.7°)243,96858.6%
May 6-1:50 am12:57 pm7:41 pm(65.1°)246,87868.5%
May 7-2:15 am1:55 pm8:21 pm(59.3°)249,17077.3%
May 8-2:39 am2:51 pm9:01 pm(53.3°)250,83385.0%
May 9-3:02 am3:47 pm9:40 pm(47.5°)251,88591.2%
May 10-3:25 am4:43 pm10:20 pm(41.9°)252,37695.9%
May 11-3:49 am5:41 pm11:02 pm(36.9°)252,36198.8%
* All times are local time for Kobe. 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 Kobe This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, May 5, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryMon 4:11 amMon 4:50 pmMon 10:30 amDifficult to see
VenusMon 3:11 amMon 3:26 pmMon 9:18 amGreat visibility
MarsMon 10:45 amTue 12:48 amMon 5:47 pmAverage visibility
JupiterMon 7:21 amMon 9:42 pmMon 2:32 pmFairly good visibility
SaturnMon 3:08 amMon 2:58 pmMon 9:03 amAverage visibility
UranusMon 5:45 amMon 7:41 pmMon 12:43 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneMon 3:13 amMon 3:13 pmMon 9:13 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Kobe.

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