Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Monday, April 27, 2026

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Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:09 AM

6:09 AM

5:41 AM Blue hour
6:09 AM Sunrise
6:45 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:48 PM

7:48 PM

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

7:12 PM Golden hour
7:48 PM Sunset
8:16 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Atlas V 551 | Amazon Leo

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 8:53 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
8:53 PM
Highest around 9:02 PM
Distance
712 mi
Climbs to
25°
Lighting
Twilight window
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

84% lit

4:06 PM – 4:26 AM

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4:06 PM Moonrise
4:27 PM 4°
10:18 PM Highest, 52°
4:06 AM 4°
4:26 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 4:03 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:41 AM–6:09 AM
  • Morning best color 5:54 AM
  • Sunrise 6:09 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:09 AM–6:45 AM
  • Moonrise 4:06 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:12 PM–7:48 PM
  • Evening best color 7:44 PM
  • Sunset 7:48 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:48 PM–8:16 PM
  • Fully dark 9:26 PM–4:30 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:36 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:36 PM Tiangong space station Bright pass, W to WNW, 31 deg up
Sun 25 Oct 2026 8:05 PM Halloween Halloween night in Chincoteague - waning gibbous moon Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 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 Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 6:22 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