Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

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Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:44 AM

6:44 AM

6:18 AM Blue hour
6:44 AM Sunrise
7:19 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-58

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 7:55 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
7:55 AM
Highest around 8:04 AM
Distance
713 mi
Climbs to
27°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - A Shortfall of Gravitas
Too far downrange to see

In daylight it reads as a thin contrail, and only briefly.

Sunset

7:25 PM

7:25 PM

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

6:50 PM Golden hour
7:25 PM Sunset
7:51 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Full moon

100% lit

8:20 PM – 7:09 AM

ESE WSW
8:20 PM Moonrise
8:41 PM 4°
1:44 AM Highest, 38°
6:47 AM 4°
7:09 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 6:18 AM–6:44 AM
  • Morning best color 6:29 AM
  • Sunrise 6:44 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:44 AM–7:19 AM
  • Moonset 6:45 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:50 PM–7:25 PM
  • Evening best color 7:19 PM
  • Sunset 7:25 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:25 PM–7:51 PM
  • Moonrise 8:20 PM
  • Fully dark 8:55 PM–5:13 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Tiangong space station Bright pass, W to WNW, 31 deg up
Sun 25 Oct 2026 8:05 PM Tiangong space station Brilliant pass, WSW to ENE, 75 deg up
Mon 26 Oct 2026 7:05 PM 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 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