Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Monday, September 14, 2026

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Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

Good

6:42 AM

Very LowExcellent

No one saw this one - no rating, webcam or satellite view of it. The score is the prediction.

Cloud
1%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
85%
Wind
10 mph
6:16 AM Blue hour
6:22 AM Best color
6:42 AM Sunrise
7:17 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 11 camera photos of past sunrises at Stone Harbor, New Jersey, United States, 136 km away.

Sunset

Good

7:10 PM

Very LowExcellent

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Cloud
0%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
62%
Wind
7 mph
6:36 PM Golden hour
7:03 PM Best color
7:10 PM Sunset
7:37 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 11 camera photos of past sunsets at Stone Harbor, New Jersey, United States, 136 km away.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Fair viewing

Visible from 8:50 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
8:50 PM to 10:40 PM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 19° above it
Highest at
8:50 PM
Sky fully dark
8:40 PM to 5:14 AM
Sky darkness
Fair
Cloud
Not forecast yet

The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.

Moon

Waxing crescent

13% lit

10:24 AM – 8:43 PM

ESE WSW
10:24 AM Moonrise
10:47 AM 4°
3:33 PM Highest, 34°
8:20 PM 4°
8:43 PM Moonset

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

How this day turned out

Morning 9 AM 77°F Clear sky
1% dry 85% 10 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 79°F Clear sky
10% dry 68% 9 mph
Evening 7 PM 70°F Clear sky
0% dry 62% 7 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:16 AM–6:42 AM
  • Morning best color 6:22 AM
  • Sunrise 6:42 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:42 AM–7:17 AM
  • Moonrise 10:25 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:36 PM–7:10 PM
  • Evening best color 7:03 PM
  • Sunset 7:10 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:10 PM–7:37 PM
  • Fully dark 8:40 PM–5:14 AM
  • Moonset 8:43 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:50 PM–5:14 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

International Space Station Bright pass, NW to NNE, 32 deg up
Sun 18 Oct 2026 5:54 AM International Space Station Modest pass, NE to NE, 20 deg up
Mon 19 Oct 2026 5:09 AM Orionids Active, around 11 an hour
Sun 18 Oct 2026 7:50 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5 Marginal, space jellyfish SSE
Mon 19 Oct 2026 6:30 AM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 7:47 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:36 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:36 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