Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Saturday, May 30, 2026

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Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

5:41 AM

5:41 AM

5:10 AM Blue hour
5:41 AM Sunrise
6:20 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:16 PM

8:16 PM

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

7:38 PM Golden hour
8:16 PM Sunset
8:47 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Flower Moon

Micromoon, blue moon - rises 8:09 PM in the SE

8:09 PM – 5:23 AM

Named for the flowers that bloom everywhere in May. A blue moon too: the second full moon in one calendar month.

SE SW
8:09 PM Moonrise
8:34 PM 4°
12:46 AM Highest, 26°
4:57 AM 4°
5:23 AM Moonset

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

Rises
8:09 PM in the SE
Exactly full
4:45 AM
Distance
251,983 mi - micromoon, blue moon

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Timetable

  • Moonset 4:44 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:10 AM–5:41 AM
  • Morning best color 5:25 AM
  • Sunrise 5:41 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:41 AM–6:20 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:38 PM–8:16 PM
  • Moonrise 8:10 PM
  • Evening best color 8:16 PM
  • Sunset 8:16 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:16 PM–8:47 PM
  • Fully dark 10:08 PM–3:49 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Tiangong space station Modest pass, SSW to E, 23 deg up
Fri 23 Oct 2026 6:52 PM Orionids Active, around 7 an hour
Fri 23 Oct 2026 7:43 PM Tiangong space station Brilliant pass, WSW to E, 69 deg up
Sat 24 Oct 2026 7:28 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:36 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:36 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 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