Kodiak, Alaska, USA

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

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Kodiak, Alaska, USA
High 48°F, low 44°F.

Meteor shower

Draconids

A few an hour

Best around 8:56 PM

The night8:56 PM – 6:59 AM+1

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
69°
Under a perfect sky
10/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
20 km/s

The rate at the top 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.

Best in the early evening, unlike most showers, which are best before dawn. Usually quiet, but it has produced storms of thousands an hour, in 1933 and 1946. Comes from comet Giacobini-Zinner.

That night

Aurora chance

Very Low

8:14 PM – 7:41 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:14 PM Dark enough
7:41 AM Too light

That morning

Sunrise

Low

8:27 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
86%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
88%
Wind
3 mph
7:48 AM Blue hour
8:12 AM Best color
8:27 AM Sunrise
9:20 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 21 past sunrises rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Sunset

Low

7:26 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
49%around 7 PM
Rain
0.1 mmaround 7 PM
Humidity
84%
Wind
3 mph
6:32 PM Golden hour
7:26 PM Sunset
7:41 PM Best color
8:05 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 19 past sunsets rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Moon

Waning crescent

9% lit

4:36 AM – 6:32 PM

E W
4:36 AM Moonrise
5:07 AM 4°
11:40 AM Highest, 39°
6:03 PM 4°
6:32 PM Moonset

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

How this day turned out

Morning 9 AM 45°F Overcast
86% dry 88% 3 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 47°F Slight rain
90% 0.1 mm 80% 4 mph
Evening 7 PM 46°F Partly cloudy
49% 0.1 mm 84% 3 mph
Late Night 11 PM 44°F Partly cloudy
43% dry 89% 3 mph

Timetable

  • Moonrise 4:36 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:48 AM–8:27 AM
  • Morning best color 8:12 AM
  • Sunrise 8:27 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:27 AM–9:20 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:32 PM–7:26 PM
  • Moonset 6:33 PM
  • Sunset 7:26 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:26 PM–8:05 PM
  • Evening best color 7:41 PM
  • Fully dark 9:37 PM–6:19 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:37 PM–6:07 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Kodiak, Alaska, USA

Orionids Active, around 5 an hour
Fri 16 Oct 2026 8:32 PM International Space Station Modest pass, SSE to SE, 11 deg up
Sat 17 Oct 2026 7:22 AM International Space Station Modest pass, SSW to SSE, 21 deg up
Sun 18 Oct 2026 8:09 AM Orionids Around 14 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 8:22 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:53 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:53 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:45 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it