Kodiak, Alaska, USA

Saturday, December 12, 2026

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Kodiak, Alaska, USA Saturday 12 December 2026

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 117 an hour

Best around 3:09 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

9:45 AM

9:45 AM

8:54 AM Blue hour
9:45 AM Sunrise
11:15 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:21 PM

4:21 PM

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

2:51 PM Golden hour
4:21 PM Sunset
5:12 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing crescent

13% lit

12:38 PM – 7:55 PM

SE SW
12:38 PM Moonrise
1:21 PM 4°
4:16 PM Highest, 12°
7:12 PM 4°
7:55 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 8:54 AM–9:45 AM
  • Morning best color 9:28 AM
  • Sunrise 9:45 AM
  • Morning golden hour 9:45 AM–11:15 AM
  • Moonrise 12:38 PM
  • Evening golden hour 2:51 PM–4:21 PM
  • Sunset 4:21 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:21 PM–5:12 PM
  • Evening best color 4:38 PM
  • Fully dark 6:52 PM–7:15 AM
  • Moonset 7:55 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:02 PM–7:15 AM
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