Kodiak, Alaska, USA

Friday, October 16, 2026

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Kodiak, Alaska, USA
High 47°F, low 43°F.

Tonight

Aurora chance

Very Low

7:49 PM – 6:13 AM

Very LowExcellent
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Aurora, cloud and light pollution around Kodiak, Alaska, USA
7:49 PM Dark enough
6:13 AM Too light

Current local time: 4:10 PM

Sunset

Low

7:01 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
65%around 7 PM
Rain chance
51%around 7 PM
Humidity
83%
Wind
7 mph
6:06 PM Golden hour
7:01 PM Sunset
7:17 PM Best color
7:41 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 4:10 PM

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

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 5 an hour

Best around 6:47 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
48°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 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. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

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

Earlier today

Sunrise

Low

8:47 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
85%around 9 AM
Rain chance
74%around 9 AM
Humidity
87%
Wind
5 mph
8:07 AM Blue hour
8:32 AM Best color
8:47 AM Sunrise
9:42 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 4:10 PM

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

Moon

Waxing crescent

33% lit

4:36 PM – 9:23 PM

SSE SSW
4:36 PM Moonrise
5:56 PM 4°
6:59 PM Highest, 5°
8:03 PM 4°
9:23 PM Moonset

Current local time: 4:10 PM

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

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 46°F Overcast
85% 74% 87% 5 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 46°F Partly cloudy
65% 67% 79% 7 mph
Evening 7 PM 46°F Slight rain showers
65% 51% 83% 7 mph
Late Night 11 PM 43°F Overcast
86% 27% 79% 9 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 8:07 AM–8:47 AM
  • Morning best color 8:32 AM
  • Sunrise 8:47 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:47 AM–9:42 AM
  • Moonrise 4:36 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:06 PM–7:01 PM
  • Sunset 7:01 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:01 PM–7:41 PM
  • Evening best color 7:17 PM
  • Fully dark 9:12 PM–6:39 AM
  • Moonset 9:24 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:32 PM–6:39 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Kodiak, Alaska, USA

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 6:37 AM 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 1:45 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:30 PM to 6:20 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 10:01 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