Kodiak, Alaska, USA

Saturday, November 11, 2028

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Kodiak, Alaska, USA

That morning

Sunrise

8:48 AM

8:48 AM

Clears the hills at 9:04 AM, 16 min after sunrise

8:04 AM Blue hour
8:48 AM Sunrise
9:55 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:59 PM

4:59 PM

Behind the hills at 4:34 PM, 25 min before sunset

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

3:51 PM Golden hour
4:59 PM Sunset
5:43 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

Best around 1:44 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:29 PM Dark enough
1:44 AM Best
3:34 AM Moonrise
7:20 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
55°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
29 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Encke (2P/Encke)

The other half of Comet Encke's wide, old stream: the same dust as the Southern Taurids, met a little later and from a little further north. Known, with them, for slow, bright fireballs.

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.

The second half of the Taurids, peaking about a week after the Southern Taurids.

Meteor shower

Southern Taurids

Best around 1:29 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:29 PM Dark enough
1:29 AM Best
3:34 AM Moonrise
7:20 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
48°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
27 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Encke (2P/Encke)

Dust from Comet Encke, which goes round the Sun every 3.3 years, the shortest of any bright comet. Its stream is old and spread wide, so the Taurids last for weeks and carry larger pieces than most: the 'Halloween fireballs'.

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.

Not many meteors, but known for bright fireballs.

Event

Veterans Day

US holiday

Veterans Day in Kodiak - sunset at 4:59 PM

Evening from 4:59 PM

Sunset and evening sky: not known yet

Sunset
4:59 PM
Sun toward SW
Cloud this evening
Not known yet
Rain chance
Not known yet
This evening
Moon
26% lit
Rises 3:39 AM (after midnight)
Where the Sun is
SW, 2° up
at 4:29 PM

Veterans Day, November 11, honors everyone who has served in the US armed forces. It began as Armistice Day, for the armistice that ended the fighting of the First World War at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, 1918, and was renamed in 1954 to honor the veterans of all wars.

Moon

Waning crescent

28% lit

2:01 AM – 2:54 PM

E W
2:01 AM Moonrise
2:32 AM 4°
8:32 AM Highest, 35°
2:24 PM 4°
2:54 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 2:01 AM
  • Morning blue hour 8:04 AM–8:48 AM
  • Sunrise 8:48 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:48 AM–9:55 AM
  • Morning best color 8:59 AM
  • Moonset 2:54 PM
  • Evening golden hour 3:51 PM–4:59 PM
  • Evening best color 4:41 PM
  • Sunset 4:59 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:59 PM–5:43 PM
  • Fully dark 7:16 PM–6:32 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:16 PM–3:36 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Kodiak, Alaska, USA

Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 71 minutes
Sat 30 Dec 2028 7:51 AM Partial solar eclipse 9% of the Sun covered
Tue 12 Jun 2029 9:05 PM 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