Kodiak, Alaska, USA

Thursday, October 26, 2023

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Kodiak, Alaska, USA

That morning

Sunrise

9:09 AM

9:09 AM

Clears the hills at 9:24 AM, 15 min after sunrise

8:28 AM Blue hour
9:09 AM Sunrise
10:08 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:37 PM

6:37 PM

Behind the hills at 6:09 PM, 28 min before sunset

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

5:38 PM Golden hour
6:37 PM Sunset
7:18 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 6:22 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:07 PM Dark enough
6:22 AM Best
7:41 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
48°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
18% lost
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

Waxing gibbous

95% lit

6:11 PM – 7:33 AM

E W
6:11 PM Moonrise
6:40 PM 4°
12:46 AM Highest, 37°
7:02 AM 4°
7:33 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:56 AM
  • Morning blue hour 8:28 AM–9:09 AM
  • Sunrise 9:09 AM
  • Morning golden hour 9:09 AM–10:08 AM
  • Morning best color 9:20 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:38 PM–6:37 PM
  • Moonrise 6:11 PM
  • Evening best color 6:19 PM
  • Sunset 6:37 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:37 PM–7:18 PM
  • Fully dark 8:49 PM–7:00 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Kodiak, Alaska, USA

Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Thu 12 Nov 2026 6:28 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Thu 12 Nov 2026 6:28 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 Leonids Around 12 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 6:20 PM Full Beaver Moon Rises 3:23 PM in the NE Mon 23 Nov 2026 3:23 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