Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

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Chincoteague, Virginia, USA
High 73°F, low 59°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Good

6:56 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
4%around 9 AM
Rain
Dryaround 9 AM
Humidity
95%
Wind
2 mph
6:30 AM Blue hour
6:36 AM Best color
6:56 AM Sunrise
7:31 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.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, S to ESE

Rose 5:40 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
S
Rising, then up to SSE
When
5:40 AM
until 5:45 AM
Visible for
4m 10s
Highest
17° SSE
Ends
Sets ESE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Sunset

Good

6:45 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 7 PM
Rain
Dryaround 7 PM
Humidity
90%
Wind
5 mph
6:11 PM Golden hour
6:38 PM Best color
6:45 PM Sunset
7:12 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 10 camera photos of past sunsets at Stone Harbor, New Jersey, United States, 136 km away.

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, W to SSW

Rose 8:06 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Rising, then up to SW
When
8:06 PM
until 8:10 PM
Visible for
3m 50s
Highest
15° SW
Ends
Sets SSW

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Moon

Waning gibbous

81% lit

8:59 PM – 12:41 PM

ENE WNW
8:59 PM Moonrise
9:23 PM 4°
4:47 AM Highest, 79°
12:16 PM 4°
12:41 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 68°F Clear sky
4% dry 95% 2 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 72°F Mainly clear
26% dry 95% 9 mph
Evening 7 PM 66°F Clear sky
0% dry 90% 5 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:30 AM–6:56 AM
  • Morning best color 6:36 AM
  • Sunrise 6:56 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:56 AM–7:31 AM
  • Moonset 11:30 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:11 PM–6:45 PM
  • Evening best color 6:38 PM
  • Sunset 6:45 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:45 PM–7:12 PM
  • Fully dark 8:13 PM–5:30 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:13 PM–9:03 PM
  • Moonrise 8:59 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Orionids Active, around 8 an hour
Sat 17 Oct 2026 7:51 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5 Good, 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 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 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