Kodiak, Alaska, USA

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Kodiak, Alaska, USA

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 6:36 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:21 PM Dark enough
6:36 AM Best
7:29 AM Too light
Estimate
~9/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
48°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
32% lost
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.

That morning

Sunrise

8:57 AM

8:57 AM

Clears the hills at 9:09 AM, 12 min after sunrise

8:17 AM Blue hour
8:57 AM Sunrise
9:53 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:51 PM

6:51 PM

Behind the hills at 6:15 PM, 36 min before sunset

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

5:54 PM Golden hour
6:51 PM Sunset
7:31 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit

5:49 PM – 8:39 AM

ENE WNW
5:49 PM Moonrise
6:19 PM 4°
1:08 AM Highest, 43°
8:06 AM 4°
8:39 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 7:25 AM
  • Morning blue hour 8:17 AM–8:57 AM
  • Sunrise 8:57 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:57 AM–9:53 AM
  • Morning best color 9:08 AM
  • Moonrise 5:50 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:54 PM–6:51 PM
  • Evening best color 6:33 PM
  • Sunset 6:51 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:51 PM–7:31 PM
  • Fully dark 9:02 PM–6:48 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

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