TODAY
Chincoteague, Virginia, USA
High 74°F, low 62°F.

Earlier today

Sunrise

Low

7:11 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 9 AM
Rain chance
3%around 9 AM
Humidity
97%
Wind
7 mph
6:44 AM Blue hour
6:52 AM Best color
7:11 AM Sunrise
7:46 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 7:20 PM

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 10 camera photos of past sunrises at Stone Harbor, New Jersey, United States, 136 km away.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 6 an hour

Best around 5:37 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
68°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 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.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Satellite

International Space Station

Brilliant pass, SW to NE

Rose 5:51 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SW
Rising, then up to SE
When
5:51 AM
until 5:56 AM
Visible for
4m 40s
Highest
86° SE
Ends
Sets NE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Earlier today

Sunset

Good

6:22 PM

Very LowExcellent

Little color is likely in any direction.

High cloud
0%catches the color
Low cloud
0%toward the horizon, blocks the light
Rain chance
0%
Humidity
87%
5:46 PM Golden hour
6:15 PM Best color
6:22 PM Sunset
6:49 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 7:20 PM

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds just before the sun goes - learned from 68 rated clear past sunsets across every place Sky Time tracks.

Moon, up now

Waxing crescent

34% lit

1:07 PM – 10:12 PM

SE SW
1:07 PM Moonrise
1:32 PM 4°
5:39 PM Highest, 25°
9:47 PM 4°
10:12 PM Moonset

Current local time: 7:20 PM

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

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 68°F Overcast
100% 3% 97% 7 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 73°F Clear sky
19% 0% 93% 12 mph
Evening 7 PM 70°F Clear sky
0% 0% 85% 10 mph
Late Night 11 PM 66°F Overcast
100% 16% 90% 14 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:44 AM–7:11 AM
  • Sunrise 7:11 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:11 AM–7:46 AM
  • Morning best color 7:14 AM
  • Moonrise 1:07 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:46 PM–6:22 PM
  • Evening best color 6:15 PM
  • Sunset 6:22 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:22 PM–6:49 PM
  • Night 6:49 PM–6:45 AM
  • Fully dark 7:50 PM–5:44 AM
  • Moonset 10:13 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:20 PM–5:44 AM

Tomorrow

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Cloud, aurora and darkness around Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Next few days

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Sat, Oct 17
Very Low 6:54 AM–7:30 AM
5:06 AM
Fair 6:03 PM–6:39 PM
Sun, Oct 18
Fair 6:55 AM–7:31 AM
Low 6:01 PM–6:37 PM
Mon, Oct 19
Low 6:55 AM–7:31 AM
6:30 AM
Very Low 6:00 PM–6:36 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

International Space Station Bright pass, E to ENE, 31 deg up
Sat 17 Oct 2026 5:06 AM Orionids Active, around 6 an hour
Fri 16 Oct 2026 5:37 AM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5 Marginal, space jellyfish SSE
Mon 19 Oct 2026 6:30 AM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:17 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:36 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:36 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 12:29 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:30 PM to 5:00 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 2:01 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 12:22 AM Leonids Around 11 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 5:04 AM Full Beaver Moon Rises 4:30 PM in the NE Tue 24 Nov 2026 4:30 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:20 PM to 5:30 AM Tue 8 Dec 2026 7:50 PM Geminids Around 147 an hour
Sun 13 Dec 2026 1:57 AM Winter solstice Shortest day, 9h 32m of light · sunset 4:45 PM in the WSW Mon 21 Dec 2026 3:50 PM Ursids Around 5 an hour
Mon 21 Dec 2026 5:30 AM Full Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:14 PM in the NE Wed 23 Dec 2026 4:14 PM Quadrantids Around 16 an hour
Sat 2 Jan 2027 5:38 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:40 PM to 5:40 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 3:22 PM Full Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:17 PM in the ENE Thu 21 Jan 2027 4:17 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:30 AM Fri 5 Feb 2027 10:56 AM Full Snow Moon Rises 5:41 PM in the ENE Sat 20 Feb 2027 5:41 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:30 PM to 4:50 AM Sun 7 Mar 2027 4:31 AM Milky Way Visible 3:45 AM to 5:43 AM with no moon, 19° above the south-southeastern horizon - 14 nights 3 Mar to 16 Mar
Mon 15 Mar 2027 3:45 AM Spring equinox Sunset due west, 7:12 PM Sat 20 Mar 2027 4:24 PM Full Worm Moon Rises 6:42 PM in the E Sun 21 Mar 2027 6:42 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:10 PM to 5:00 AM Tue 6 Apr 2027 7:56 PM Milky Way Visible 2:04 AM to 4:59 AM with no moon, 23° above the southern horizon - 15 nights 31 Mar to 14 Apr
Sat 10 Apr 2027 2:04 AM Full Pink Moon Rises 7:50 PM in the ESE Tue 20 Apr 2027 7:50 PM Lyrids Around 9 an hour
Wed 21 Apr 2027 4:42 AM Eta Aquariids Around 17 an hour
Wed 5 May 2027 4:25 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:40 PM to 4:10 AM Wed 5 May 2027 7:06 AM Milky Way Visible 12:10 AM to 4:14 AM with no moon, 23° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 28 Apr to 14 May
Sat 8 May 2027 12:10 AM Full Flower Moon Rises 7:49 PM in the ESE Wed 19 May 2027 7:49 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 10:20 PM to 3:40 AM Fri 4 Jun 2027 3:47 PM Milky Way Visible 10:23 PM to 3:45 AM with no moon, 23° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 27 May to 12 Jun
Sat 5 Jun 2027 10:23 PM Full Strawberry Moon Rises 8:36 PM in the SE Fri 18 Jun 2027 8:36 PM Summer solstice Longest day, 14h 48m of light · sunset 8:27 PM in the WNW Mon 21 Jun 2027 10:10 AM Milky Way Visible 10:22 PM to 3:32 AM with no moon, 23° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 25 Jun to 11 Jul
Thu 1 Jul 2027 10:22 PM New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 10:30 PM to 3:50 AM Sat 3 Jul 2027 11:07 PM Full Buck Moon (micromoon) Micromoon - rises 8:36 PM in the ESE Sun 18 Jul 2027 8:36 PM Southern Delta Aquariids Around 12 an hour
Tue 27 Jul 2027 3:15 AM Milky Way Visible 9:58 PM to 1:38 AM with no moon, 23° above the southern horizon - 15 nights 25 Jul to 8 Aug
Thu 29 Jul 2027 9:58 PM New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 10:00 PM to 4:20 AM Sun 1 Aug 2027 6:07 AM Perseids Around 84 an hour
Thu 12 Aug 2027 4:43 AM Full Sturgeon Moon Rises 7:35 PM in the ESE Mon 16 Aug 2027 7:35 PM Milky Way Visible 9:15 PM to 11:55 PM with no moon, 22° above the southern horizon - 14 nights 23 Aug to 5 Sep
Wed 25 Aug 2027 9:15 PM Black Moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 9:10 PM to 4:50 AM Tue 31 Aug 2027 1:39 PM Full Harvest Moon Rises 6:50 PM in the E Wed 15 Sep 2027 6:50 PM Milky Way Visible 8:27 PM to 10:07 PM with no moon, 19° above the south-southwestern horizon - 12 nights 21 Sep to 2 Oct
Wed 22 Sep 2027 8:27 PM Autumn equinox Sunset due west, 6:57 PM Thu 23 Sep 2027 2:01 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:20 PM to 5:20 AM Wed 29 Sep 2027 10:33 PM Draconids A few an hour
Fri 8 Oct 2027 8:04 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 6:08 PM in the ENE Fri 15 Oct 2027 6:08 PM Orionids Around 9 an hour
Thu 21 Oct 2027 5:16 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:40 PM to 5:50 AM Thu 28 Oct 2027 9:34 AM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 4 Nov 2027 1:29 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 11 Nov 2027 12:23 AM Full Beaver Moon Rises 4:14 PM in the ENE Sat 13 Nov 2027 4:14 PM Leonids A few an hour
Tue 16 Nov 2027 5:04 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:20 PM to 5:20 AM Sat 27 Nov 2027 10:24 PM Full Cold Moon Rises 4:37 PM in the NE Mon 13 Dec 2027 4:37 PM Geminids Around 30 an hour
Mon 13 Dec 2027 1:57 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 11:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 4.3% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 9:54 AM Partial solar eclipse 37.6% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 12:46 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 101 minutes
Mon 25 Jun 2029 11:22 PM Total lunar eclipse 79% of it above your horizon
Thu 20 Dec 2029 5:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 2% of the Sun covered
Fri 14 Nov 2031 4:49 PM Total lunar eclipse 56% of it above your horizon
Fri 7 Oct 2033 6:55 AM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
Wed 27 Sep 2034 10:46 PM Partial lunar eclipse 10% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 18 Aug 2035 9:11 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 95 minutes
Wed 6 Aug 2036 10:51 PM

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