Kodiak, Alaska, USA

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Kodiak, Alaska, USA

That morning

Sunrise

8:50 AM

8:50 AM

Clears the hills at 9:03 AM, 13 min after sunrise

8:10 AM Blue hour
8:50 AM Sunrise
9:46 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:59 PM

6:59 PM

Behind the mountains at 6:22 PM, 37 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sunrise and sunset times - they will not change.

6:03 PM Golden hour
6:59 PM Sunset
7:39 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 6:29 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:29 PM Dark enough
4:55 AM Moonset
6:29 AM Best
7:22 AM Too light
Estimate
~7/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
48°
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 gibbous

82% lit

5:20 PM – 4:55 AM

ESE W
5:20 PM Moonrise
5:49 PM 4°
11:05 PM Highest, 29°
4:24 AM 4°
4:55 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 3:39 AM
  • Morning blue hour 8:10 AM–8:50 AM
  • Sunrise 8:50 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:50 AM–9:46 AM
  • Morning best color 9:01 AM
  • Moonrise 5:20 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:03 PM–6:59 PM
  • Evening best color 6:41 PM
  • Sunset 6:59 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:59 PM–7:39 PM
  • Fully dark 9:09 PM–6:42 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 4:59 AM–6:42 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Kodiak, Alaska, USA

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