Kodiak, Alaska, USA

Wednesday, December 9, 2026

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Kodiak, Alaska, USA Wednesday 9 December 2026

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 62 an hour

Best around 3:25 AM

Radiant climbs to
65°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
35 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.

The strongest shower of the year, and you can watch it most of the night.

That morning

Sunrise

9:41 AM

9:41 AM

8:50 AM Blue hour
9:41 AM Sunrise
11:09 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:22 PM

4:22 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

2:54 PM Golden hour
4:22 PM Sunset
5:13 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

New moon

1% lit

11:26 AM – 4:04 PM

S S
11:26 AM Moonrise
12:54 PM 4°
1:45 PM Highest, 5°
2:37 PM 4°
4:04 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 8:50 AM–9:41 AM
  • Morning best color 9:24 AM
  • Sunrise 9:41 AM
  • Morning golden hour 9:41 AM–11:09 AM
  • Moonrise 11:26 AM
  • Evening golden hour 2:54 PM–4:22 PM
  • Moonset 4:05 PM
  • Sunset 4:22 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:22 PM–5:13 PM
  • Evening best color 4:39 PM
  • Fully dark 6:52 PM–7:12 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:52 PM–7:12 AM
← Previous day Tuesday Tue, Dec 8
Next day → Thursday Thu, Dec 10

Upcoming celestial events for Kodiak, Alaska, USA

Geminids Around 127 an hour
Sun 13 Dec 2026 3:06 AM Winter solstice Shortest day, 6h 31m of light · sunset 4:23 PM in the SW Mon 21 Dec 2026 11:50 AM Ursids Around 6 an hour
Mon 21 Dec 2026 8:08 AM Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 3:26 PM in the NNE Wed 23 Dec 2026 3:26 PM Quadrantids Around 81 an hour
Sat 2 Jan 2027 8:19 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:10 PM to 7:20 AM Wed 6 Jan 2027 11:22 AM

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