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Rule Blue Hour

Blue Hour Forecast for Takayama, Japan

Takayama, Gifu, Japan

Takayama's preserved wooden merchant streets sit in a mountain basin, with canals, market stalls, and receding rooflines defining compositions.

5 matching opportunities in the 14-day forecast.

Hourly forecast scores

Forecast valid from Oct 7, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC (one hour; not an observation)
Cloud Cover7%
Moon Illumination12%
Moon Altitude53.1°

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Asia/Tokyo
blue-hour weather icon
First upcoming window
Good Blue Hour (clear) at Sunset
Takayama
Thu, Oct 8 · 17:41–17:51 · 1h window
Medium confidence
67%
🌉Blue Hour Quality70.9%
Cloud Cover: 7%
Moon Illumination: 5%
Moon Altitude: -11.5°
blue-hour weather icon
Good Blue Hour (clear) at Sunset
Takayama
Fri, Oct 9 · 17:40–17:49
🌉Blue Hour Quality:78.1%
Medium
blue-hour weather icon
Good Blue Hour (clear) at Sunset
Takayama
Mon, Oct 12 · 17:35–17:45
🌉Blue Hour Quality:85%
Medium
blue-hour weather icon
Good Blue Hour (clear) at Sunset
Takayama
Tue, Oct 13 · 17:34–17:44
🌉Blue Hour Quality:66.1%
Low
blue-hour weather icon
Good Blue Hour (clear) at Sunset
Takayama
Fri, Oct 16 · 17:30–17:40
🌉Blue Hour Quality:84.5%
Low

72-hour requirements breakdown

When available, this detailed table covers only the stated 72-hour horizon (typically 72–168 hours, depending on available hourly data). Opportunity records above span the full 14-day forecast period, so this table does not explain that entire period. Times shown in Asia/Tokyo.

Most common blockers

Ranked across the 91-hour forecast horizon, not the full opportunity period.

  • Blue Hour Quality97% of hours
  • Blue Hour92% of hours
2matching hours in the displayed 72-hour forecastJump to first displayed match
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
Asia/Tokyo
Blue Hour
Any
Blue Hour Quality
≥ 65.0%
Precipitation Chance
≤ 15.0%
Thu, Oct 8
Rule fails. 08:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 23%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 25%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 25%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 25%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 25%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 25%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 25%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 25%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 25%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 17:00Blue Hour: Yes. Meets requirementBlue Hour Quality: 71%. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 63%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 26%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 25%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 26%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 26%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 26%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Fri, Oct 9
Rule fails. 24:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 25%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 26%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 24%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 24%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 24%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Blue Hour: Yes. Meets requirementBlue Hour Quality: 49%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 21%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 20%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 22%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 25%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 25%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 26%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 26%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 26%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 25%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 26%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 24%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 17:00Blue Hour: Yes. Meets requirementBlue Hour Quality: 78%. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 51%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 26%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 26%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 26%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 25%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 26%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Sat, Oct 10
Rule fails. 24:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 26%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 24%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 22%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 23%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 22%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Blue Hour: Yes. Meets requirementBlue Hour Quality: 33%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 20%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 20%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 22%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 25%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 25%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 26%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 26%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 26%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 20%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 19%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 3.7%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Blue Hour: Yes. Meets requirementBlue Hour Quality: 63%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 35%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 8.2%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 8%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 8%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 8.6%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 5.4%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Sun, Oct 11
Rule fails. 24:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 5.6%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 4.2%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 2.7%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 1.7%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 1.6%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Blue Hour: Yes. Meets requirementBlue Hour Quality: 11%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 0.6%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Blue Hour: No. Misses requirementBlue Hour Quality: 0.6%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).

Supporting forecast inputs

Additional hourly values for interpreting the forecast and any derived scores. See the separate requirements breakdown for rule logic; missing values are unavailable.

Forecast time (Asia/Tokyo)Blue HourHigh CloudsLow CloudsMid-Level CloudsRelative HumiditySolar ElevationTotal Cloud CoverageVisibilityWind Speed
Thu, Oct 8, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
Unavailable0%7%0%81%24°7%2200m0.14m/s
Unavailable0%8%0%70%34°8%19920m0.22m/s
Unavailable0%8%0%62%42°8%22580m0.3m/s
Unavailable0%5%0%55%47°5%46440m0.41m/s
Unavailable0%6%4%52%48°6%50700m0.91m/s
Unavailable0%9%9%49%44°9%50800m1.1m/s
Unavailable0%10%11%48%37°11%50840m1.3m/s
Unavailable0%12%14%52%27°14%50820m2.4m/s
Unavailable0%9%10%57%16°10%46640m1.8m/s
Unavailable0%7%5%65%4.4°7%39860m1.2m/s
NightUnavailable0%7%2%74%-7.8°7%32040m0.92m/s
NightUnavailable0%14%5%80%-20°14%31980m0.72m/s
NightUnavailable0%15%3%87%-32°15%27560m0.71m/s
NightUnavailable0%16%5%87%-43°16%27480m0.7m/s
NightUnavailable0%20%5%83%-52°20%27440m0.36m/s
NightUnavailable0%19%2%85%-59°19%27420m0.67m/s
Fri, Oct 9, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable0%18%0%90%-60°18%27460m0.98m/s
NightUnavailable0%16%0%92%-55°16%20240m0.81m/s
NightUnavailable0%15%0%94%-46°15%180m1.1m/s
NightUnavailable0%16%0%95%-35°16%160m1m/s
NightUnavailable0%19%0%95%-23°19%120m1.2m/s
NightUnavailable0%17%0%96%-11°17%120m1.1m/s
Unavailable0%31%0%95%1.1°31%140m0.67m/s
Unavailable0%52%0%97%13°52%360m0.73m/s
Unavailable0%26%0%91%24°26%480m0.14m/s
Unavailable0%0%0%80%34°0%3180m0.2m/s
Unavailable0%0%0%69%42°0%39700m0.4m/s
Unavailable0%0%0%58%47°0%46580m0.61m/s
Unavailable0%0%0%48%47°0%50880m0.73m/s
Unavailable0%0%0%41%44°0%56620m0.73m/s
Unavailable0%0%0%39%36°0%56680m0.82m/s
Unavailable0%0%0%44%27°0%36120m1.7m/s
Unavailable0%1%0%54%16°1%51080m1.7m/s
Unavailable0%3%1%64%4.1°3%46900m0.86m/s
NightUnavailable0%5%1%77%-8.1°5%40060m0.78m/s
NightUnavailable0%7%0%83%-20°7%33420m0.86m/s
NightUnavailable0%10%0%79%-32°10%30540m0.14m/s
NightUnavailable0%14%0%84%-43°14%31800m0.72m/s
NightUnavailable0%15%0%87%-53°15%27100m0.64m/s
NightUnavailable0%16%0%89%-59°16%24960m0.76m/s
Sat, Oct 10, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable0%16%0%91%-60°16%26420m0.81m/s
NightUnavailable0%27%0%93%-55°27%2000m0.91m/s
NightUnavailable0%39%0%95%-46°39%980m0.73m/s
NightUnavailable0%34%0%96%-35°34%480m0.81m/s
NightUnavailable0%39%0%97%-24°39%640m0.82m/s
NightUnavailable0%56%0%96%-11°56%260m0.71m/s
Unavailable0%74%0%96%0.95°74%160m0.89m/s
Unavailable0%92%0%94%12°92%180m0.76m/s
Unavailable0%54%0%89%24°54%30380m0.14m/s
Unavailable0%0%0%80%33°0%40180m0.36m/s
Unavailable0%0%0%68%41°0%43840m0.32m/s
Unavailable0%0%0%57%46°0%47100m0.4m/s
Unavailable0%0%0%51%47°0%47200m0.63m/s
Unavailable0%0%0%44%43°0%51440m0.63m/s
Unavailable0%0%0%41%36°0%34000m0.95m/s
Unavailable0%6%6%52%26°6%14960m2.3m/s
Unavailable0%4%2%58%15°4%10540m1.8m/s
Unavailable0%8%5%65%3.9°8%10260m1m/s
NightUnavailable0%8%5%74%-8.3°8%11600m0.71m/s
NightUnavailable0%9%4%85%-20°9%11900m1m/s
NightUnavailable0%12%0%80%-32°12%9980m0.64m/s
NightUnavailable0%17%0%83%-43°17%8060m0.78m/s
NightUnavailable0%25%0%85%-53°25%28260m0.76m/s
NightUnavailable0%27%0%86%-59°27%740m0.64m/s
Sun, Oct 11, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable0%25%0%86%-60°25%120m0.58m/s
NightUnavailable0%39%0%92%-55°39%100m0.31m/s
NightUnavailable0%58%1%95%-46°58%100m0.79m/s
NightUnavailable0%81%0%97%-35°81%80m0.59m/s
NightUnavailable0%100%0%100%-24°100%140m0.76m/s
NightUnavailable0%100%0%99%-12°100%200m0.53m/s
Unavailable0%100%0%100%0.8°100%100m0.41m/s
Unavailable0%100%0%99%12°100%100m0.22m/s

How this forecast is evaluated

See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Blue Hour conditions across Japan. The requirements and hourly values above show how those signals apply at Takayama.

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Recorded match history

Completed PhotoWeather forecast matches recorded for this exact rule at Takayama during the last 365 days.

Last 30 days
6
recorded matching windows · 68% average confidence
Last 90 days
21
recorded matching windows · 67% average confidence
Last 365 days
63
recorded matching windows · 71% average confidence
Most frequent recorded start hour

19:00 local time, shared by 21 of 63 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

Most represented month

May, with 22 of 63 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

These figures use completed PhotoWeather MatchEvent records from the previous 365 days only. They describe recorded forecast matches, not observations, climatological probability, or a guarantee of future conditions.

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How this forecast is made

Opportunities are threshold-based signals: PhotoWeather checks whether forecast conditions match the rules for a photography scenario. They are planning guidance, not guarantees. Forecasts can change as new model runs arrive, and confidence generally decreases farther into the forecast horizon, so recheck conditions before travelling.

The weather forecast foundation comes through Open-Meteo , which aggregates models from weather agencies. PhotoWeather applies condition-specific thresholds and derived calculations; not every condition uses every model or data input.

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