Kodiak, Alaska, USA

Friday, October 18, 2024

← Previous day Thursday Thu, Oct 17
DATE
Next day → Saturday Sat, Oct 19
TODAY

Kodiak, Alaska, USA

That morning

Sunrise

8:53 AM

8:53 AM

Clears the hills at 9:05 AM, 12 min after sunrise

8:13 AM Blue hour
8:53 AM Sunrise
9:49 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:56 PM

6:56 PM

Behind the mountains at 6:18 PM, 38 min before sunset

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

5:59 PM Golden hour
6:56 PM Sunset
7:35 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 6:26 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:26 PM Dark enough
6:26 AM Best
7:25 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
75% 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

Waning gibbous

97% lit

6:51 PM – 1:07 PM

NE NW
6:51 PM Moonrise
7:29 PM 4°
3:45 AM Highest, 55°
12:22 PM 4°
1:07 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 8:13 AM–8:53 AM
  • Sunrise 8:53 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:53 AM–9:49 AM
  • Morning best color 9:04 AM
  • Moonset 11:17 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:59 PM–6:56 PM
  • Evening best color 6:38 PM
  • Moonrise 6:52 PM
  • Sunset 6:56 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:56 PM–7:35 PM
  • Fully dark 9:06 PM–6:44 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

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