Kodiak, Alaska, USA

Saturday, October 17, 2026

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Kodiak, Alaska, USA
High 44°F, low 40°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

8:49 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
66%around 9 AM
Rain chance
0%around 9 AM
Humidity
75%
Wind
10 mph
8:09 AM Blue hour
8:34 AM Best color
8:49 AM Sunrise
9:45 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.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 7 an hour

Best around 6:44 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.

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, SSE to SE

Rises 7:21 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSE
Rising, then up to SSE
When
7:21 AM
until 7:23 AM
Visible for
2m 0s
Highest
11° SSE
Ends
Sets SE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Sunset

Low

6:59 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
35%around 7 PM
Rain chance
0%around 7 PM
Humidity
67%
Wind
11 mph
6:03 PM Golden hour
6:52 PM Best color
6:59 PM Sunset
7:39 PM Blue hour ends

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds just before the sun goes - learned from 68 rated clear past sunsets across every place Sky Time tracks.

Moon

First quarter

42% lit

5:01 PM – 10:41 PM

SSE SSW
5:01 PM Moonrise
6:00 PM 4°
7:51 PM Highest, 7°
9:42 PM 4°
10:41 PM Moonset

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

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 41°F Overcast
66% 0% 75% 10 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 45°F Partly cloudy
57% 0% 63% 16 mph
Evening 7 PM 41°F Mainly clear
35% 0% 67% 11 mph
Late Night 11 PM 41°F Mainly clear
43% 0% 71% 7 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 8:09 AM–8:49 AM
  • Morning best color 8:34 AM
  • Sunrise 8:49 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:49 AM–9:45 AM
  • Moonrise 5:01 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:03 PM–6:59 PM
  • Sunset 6:59 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:59 PM–7:39 PM
  • Evening best color 7:14 PM
  • Fully dark 9:10 PM–6:41 AM
  • Moonset 10:41 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:50 PM–6:41 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Kodiak, Alaska, USA

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 Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 1:30 AM 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