Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Sunday, October 18, 2026

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Chincoteague, Virginia, USA
High 58°F, low 43°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

7:13 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
30%around 9 AM
Rain chance
1%around 9 AM
Humidity
77%
Wind
11 mph
6:46 AM Blue hour
7:13 AM Sunrise
7:16 AM Best color
7:48 AM Golden hour ends

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds as the sun comes up - learned from 79 rated clear past sunrises across every place Sky Time tracks.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 11 an hour

Best around 5:35 AM

From 7:50 PM to 5:44 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

Bright pass, NW to NNE

Rises 5:54 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NW
Rising, then up to NNW
When
5:54 AM
until 5:58 AM
Visible for
3m 20s
Highest
32° NNW
Ends
Sets NNE

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

Sunset

Low

6:19 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 7 PM
Rain chance
5%around 7 PM
Humidity
63%
Wind
22 mph
5:43 PM Golden hour
6:13 PM Best color
6:19 PM Sunset
6:46 PM Blue hour ends

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds just before the sun goes - learned from 68 rated clear past sunsets across every place Sky Time tracks.

Moon

First quarter

50% lit

2:28 PM – 12:12 AM

SE WSW
2:28 PM Moonrise
2:52 PM 4°
7:20 PM Highest, 29°
11:48 PM 4°
12:12 AM Moonset

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

Weather forecast

Morning 9 AM 48°F Mainly clear
30% 1% 77% 11 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 57°F Mainly clear
86% 1% 58% 20 mph
Evening 7 PM 57°F Overcast
100% 5% 63% 22 mph
Late Night 11 PM 57°F Overcast
100% 8% 64% 24 mph

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:46 AM–7:13 AM
  • Morning best color 6:54 AM
  • Sunrise 7:13 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:13 AM–7:48 AM
  • Moonrise 2:28 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:43 PM–6:19 PM
  • Evening best color 6:12 PM
  • Sunset 6:19 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:19 PM–6:46 PM
  • Fully dark 7:47 PM–5:46 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 12:17 AM–5:46 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

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 Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 12:22 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