Kodiak, Alaska, USA

Tuesday, December 15, 2026

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Kodiak, Alaska, USA Tuesday 15 December 2026

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 84 an hour

Best around 2:54 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

9:48 AM

9:48 AM

8:57 AM Blue hour
9:48 AM Sunrise
11:20 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.

2:49 PM Golden hour
4:21 PM Sunset
5:12 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing crescent

37% lit

12:56 PM – 12:00 AM

ESE WSW
12:56 PM Moonrise
1:26 PM 4°
6:26 PM Highest, 27°
11:29 PM 4°
12:00 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 8:57 AM–9:48 AM
  • Morning best color 9:31 AM
  • Sunrise 9:48 AM
  • Morning golden hour 9:48 AM–11:20 AM
  • Moonrise 12:56 PM
  • Evening golden hour 2:49 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–7:17 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 12:02 AM–7:17 AM
← Previous day Monday Mon, Dec 14
Next day → Wednesday Wed, Dec 16

Upcoming celestial events for Kodiak, Alaska, USA

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 11:23 AM Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:03 PM in the NE Thu 21 Jan 2027 4:03 PM

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