Kodiak, Alaska, USA

Friday, October 18, 2030

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Kodiak, Alaska, USA

That morning

Sunrise

8:52 AM

8:52 AM

Clears the hills at 9:04 AM, 12 min after sunrise

8:12 AM Blue hour
8:52 AM Sunrise
9:48 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:57 PM

6:57 PM

Behind the mountains at 6:19 PM, 38 min before sunset

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

6:01 PM Golden hour
6:57 PM Sunset
7:37 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 6:27 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:27 PM Dark enough
11:51 PM Moonrise
6:27 AM Best
7:24 AM Too light
Estimate
~5/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
48°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
40% 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.

Moon

Last quarter

58% lit

10:43 PM – 3:47 PM

ENE WNW
10:43 PM Moonrise
11:21 PM 4°
7:21 AM Highest, 52°
3:12 PM 4°
3:47 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 8:12 AM–8:52 AM
  • Sunrise 8:52 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:52 AM–9:48 AM
  • Morning best color 9:03 AM
  • Moonset 3:48 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:01 PM–6:57 PM
  • Evening best color 6:39 PM
  • Sunset 6:57 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:57 PM–7:37 PM
  • Fully dark 9:07 PM–6:43 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:07 PM–11:57 PM
  • Moonrise 11:51 PM

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