Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Friday, June 26, 2026

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Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Rocket launch

Castor 4B | Castor 4BXL

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 1:11 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SW
Crossing your sky
When
1:11 PM
Highest around 1:20 PM
Distance
9 mi
Climbs to
86°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
LA1A
Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia
Mission
Hypersonic
Suborbital, planned or reached apogee about 300 km. From GCAT (2026-S247).

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

That morning

Sunrise

5:40 AM

5:40 AM

5:09 AM Blue hour
5:40 AM Sunrise
6:20 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:27 PM

8:27 PM

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

7:48 PM Golden hour
8:27 PM Sunset
8:59 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

90% lit

6:02 PM – 3:21 AM

SE SW
6:02 PM Moonrise
6:27 PM 4°
10:42 PM Highest, 26°
2:56 AM 4°
3:21 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 2:45 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:09 AM–5:40 AM
  • Morning best color 5:24 AM
  • Sunrise 5:40 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:40 AM–6:20 AM
  • Moonrise 6:03 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:48 PM–8:27 PM
  • Evening best color 8:26 PM
  • Sunset 8:27 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:27 PM–8:59 PM
  • Fully dark 10:23 PM–3:45 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 3:23 AM–3:45 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Tiangong space station Bright pass, SW to SSW, 30 deg up
Thu 22 Oct 2026 7:51 PM Orionids Active, around 11 an hour
Thu 22 Oct 2026 7:44 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, SSW to E, 23 deg up
Fri 23 Oct 2026 6:52 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