Kodiak, Alaska, USA

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Kodiak, Alaska, USA

That morning

Sunrise

8:39 AM

8:39 AM

Clears the hills at 8:59 AM, 20 min after sunrise

8:00 AM Blue hour
8:39 AM Sunrise
9:34 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:12 PM

7:12 PM

Behind the mountains at 6:29 PM, 43 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

6:17 PM Golden hour
7:12 PM Sunset
7:51 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 6:12 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:42 PM Dark enough
2:36 AM Moonset
6:12 AM Best
7:11 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

Waxing gibbous

72% lit

6:24 PM – 2:36 AM

SE SW
6:24 PM Moonrise
7:03 PM 4°
10:30 PM Highest, 15°
1:57 AM 4°
2:36 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 12:53 AM
  • Morning blue hour 8:00 AM–8:39 AM
  • Sunrise 8:39 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:39 AM–9:34 AM
  • Morning best color 8:50 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:17 PM–7:12 PM
  • Moonrise 6:25 PM
  • Evening best color 6:54 PM
  • Sunset 7:12 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:12 PM–7:51 PM
  • Fully dark 9:22 PM–6:31 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 2:42 AM–6:31 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Kodiak, Alaska, USA

Diwali Diwali in Kodiak - lamps and fireworks from sunset at 5:06 PM
Sun 8 Nov 2026 5:51 PM Northern lights possible Kp 5 (G1) - could be overhead
Sun 8 Nov 2026 8:00 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:30 PM to 6:20 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 10:01 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 8 Nov 2026 6:36 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 8 Nov 2026 6:36 PM Northern lights possible Kp 4 - low in the northern sky
Mon 9 Nov 2026 8:00 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