Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Friday, October 16, 2026

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Chincoteague, Virginia, USA
High 74°F, low 62°F.

Earlier today

Sunrise

Low

7:11 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 9 AM
Rain chance
3%around 9 AM
Humidity
97%
Wind
7 mph
6:44 AM Blue hour
6:52 AM Best color
7:11 AM Sunrise
7:46 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 8:11 PM

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

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 6 an hour

Best around 5:37 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
68°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

The rate at the top is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Satellite

International Space Station

Brilliant pass, SW to NE

Rose 5:51 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SW
Rising, then up to SE
When
5:51 AM
until 5:56 AM
Visible for
4m 40s
Highest
86° SE
Ends
Sets NE

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

Sunset

Good

6:22 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
0%around 7 PM
Rain chance
0%around 7 PM
Humidity
85%
Wind
10 mph
5:46 PM Golden hour
6:14 PM Best color
6:22 PM Sunset
6:49 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 8:11 PM

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.

Moon

Waxing crescent

31% lit

1:07 PM – 10:12 PM

SE SW
1:07 PM Moonrise
1:32 PM 4°
5:39 PM Highest, 25°
9:47 PM 4°
10:12 PM Moonset

Current local time: 8:11 PM

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

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 68°F Overcast
100% 3% 97% 7 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 73°F Clear sky
19% 0% 93% 12 mph
Evening 7 PM 70°F Clear sky
0% 0% 85% 10 mph
Late Night 11 PM 66°F Overcast
100% 16% 90% 14 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:44 AM–7:11 AM
  • Morning best color 6:52 AM
  • Sunrise 7:11 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:11 AM–7:46 AM
  • Moonrise 1:07 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:46 PM–6:22 PM
  • Evening best color 6:14 PM
  • Sunset 6:22 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:22 PM–6:49 PM
  • Fully dark 7:50 PM–5:44 AM
  • Moonset 10:13 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:20 PM–5:44 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

International Space Station Bright pass, E to ENE, 31 deg up
Sat 17 Oct 2026 5:06 AM 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 5:17 AM 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 12:29 AM 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it