Kodiak, Alaska, USA

Friday, October 12, 2029

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Kodiak, Alaska, USA

That morning

Sunrise

8:39 AM

8:39 AM

Clears the hills at 9:00 AM, 21 min after sunrise

8:00 AM Blue hour
8:39 AM Sunrise
9:33 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 sunrise and sunset times - they will not change.

6:18 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
10:16 PM 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 crescent

32% lit

3:40 PM – 10:16 PM

SSE SSW
3:40 PM Moonrise
4:29 PM 4°
6:58 PM Highest, 9°
9:26 PM 4°
10:16 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 8:00 AM–8:39 AM
  • Sunrise 8:39 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:39 AM–9:33 AM
  • Morning best color 8:50 AM
  • Moonrise 3:40 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:18 PM–7:12 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
  • Moonset 10:16 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:22 PM–6:31 AM

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