Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

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Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-40

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 5:52 AM

Very LowExcellent

Space jellyfish possible 5:56 AM–6:01 AM, SE about 26° up

Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
5:52 AM
Highest around 6:01 AM
Distance
713 mi
Climbs to
27°
Lighting
Twilight window
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - A Shortfall of Gravitas
Too far downrange to see

The sun is far enough down that the ground is dark and still high enough to light the plume: exhaust expanding into near-vacuum turns into a glowing bell visible for hundreds of miles.

That morning

Sunrise

6:28 AM

6:28 AM

6:02 AM Blue hour
6:28 AM Sunrise
7:03 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:57 PM

5:57 PM

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

5:22 PM Golden hour
5:57 PM Sunset
6:24 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Full moon

98% lit

7:28 PM – 7:18 AM

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7:28 PM Moonrise
7:49 PM 4°
1:24 AM Highest, 47°
6:58 AM 4°
7:18 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 6:02 AM–6:28 AM
  • Morning best color 6:13 AM
  • Sunrise 6:28 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:28 AM–7:03 AM
  • Moonset 6:55 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:22 PM–5:57 PM
  • Evening best color 5:51 PM
  • Sunset 5:57 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:57 PM–6:24 PM
  • Fully dark 7:25 PM–4:59 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:25 PM–7:35 PM
  • Moonrise 7:28 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Halloween Halloween night in Chincoteague - waning gibbous moon Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Chincoteague - sunset at 5:02 PM Sun 1 Nov 2026 5:02 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Chincoteague - sunset at 5:01 PM Mon 2 Nov 2026 5:01 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:29 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:30 PM to 5:00 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 2:01 AM Veterans Day Veterans Day in Chincoteague - sunset at 4:53 PM Wed 11 Nov 2026 4:53 PM 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 Partial solar eclipse 60.9% of the Sun covered
Sat 12 Aug 2045 1:28 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it