Kodiak, Alaska, USA

Thursday, October 12, 2023

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Kodiak, Alaska, USA

That morning

Sunrise

8:38 AM

8:38 AM

Clears the hills at 9:00 AM, 22 min after sunrise

7:58 AM Blue hour
8:38 AM Sunrise
9:32 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:14 PM

7:14 PM

Behind the mountains at 6:31 PM, 43 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sunrise and sunset times - they will not change.

6:19 PM Golden hour
7:14 PM Sunset
7:53 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 6:14 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:44 PM Dark enough
6:14 AM Best
7:10 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
47°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet, the same stream as May's Eta Aquariids. The comet itself last came round in 1986 and returns in 2061; its dust arrives every October.

The estimate is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Moon

Waning crescent

3% lit

6:03 AM – 7:00 PM

E W
6:03 AM Moonrise
6:34 AM 4°
12:36 PM Highest, 35°
6:31 PM 4°
7:00 PM Moonset

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

Timetable

  • Moonrise 6:03 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:58 AM–8:38 AM
  • Sunrise 8:38 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:38 AM–9:32 AM
  • Morning best color 8:49 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:19 PM–7:14 PM
  • Evening best color 6:56 PM
  • Moonset 7:00 PM
  • Sunset 7:14 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:14 PM–7:53 PM
  • Fully dark 9:24 PM–6:30 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:24 PM–6:30 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Kodiak, Alaska, USA

Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 13 Nov 2026 6:26 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 13 Nov 2026 6:26 PM International Space Station Modest pass, SSW to S, 16 deg up
Sun 15 Nov 2026 7:27 PM International Space Station Modest pass, S to SE, 14 deg up
Mon 16 Nov 2026 6:40 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 6:20 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 6:20 PM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 7:13 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 71 minutes
Sat 30 Dec 2028 7:51 AM Partial solar eclipse 9% of the Sun covered
Tue 12 Jun 2029 9:05 PM Partial solar eclipse 17.3% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 10:53 PM Partial solar eclipse 94.4% of the Sun covered
Wed 30 Mar 2033 9:37 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 78 minutes
Fri 7 Oct 2033 2:55 AM Partial solar eclipse 0.4% of the Sun covered
Sun 2 Sep 2035 6:15 PM Partial solar eclipse 11.6% of the Sun covered
Thu 21 Aug 2036 8:07 AM Partial solar eclipse 55.9% of the Sun covered
Sun 20 Apr 2042 7:41 PM Partial solar eclipse 74.7% of the Sun covered
Thu 9 Apr 2043 10:56 AM Partial solar eclipse 76.5% of the Sun covered
Tue 23 Aug 2044 5:18 PM Partial solar eclipse 31.6% of the Sun covered
Sat 12 Aug 2045 8:18 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it