Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Monday, October 19, 2026

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Chincoteague, Virginia, USA
High 58°F, low 51°F.

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5

Marginal - space jellyfish possible, look SSE

Lifts off 6:30 AM

Window: 6:30 AM - 7:30 AM

Very LowExcellent

Space jellyfish possible 6:34 AM–6:38 AM, SSE about 23° up, if the sky clears

Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
6:30 AM
Highest around 6:39 AM
Distance
713 mi
Climbs to
5°
Lighting
Twilight window
Cloud here
100% low, 68% high
Cloud toward it
71% low, 0% mid, 1% high
over the next 75 mi
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - A Shortfall of Gravitas
Too far downrange to see
Go / No Go
Go
No weather forecast yet
Video
▶ SpaceX
Mission
Dedicated Rideshare
Dedicated rideshare flight to a mid-inclination orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.

The sun is far enough down that the ground is dark and still high enough to light the plume: exhaust expanding into near-vacuum turns into a glowing bell visible for hundreds of miles.

That morning

Sunrise

Low

7:13 AM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 9 AM
Rain chance
50%around 9 AM
Humidity
90%
Wind
24 mph
6:47 AM Blue hour
6:55 AM Best color
7:13 AM Sunrise
7:49 AM Golden hour ends

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 14 an hour

Best around 5:33 AM

From 7:48 PM to 5:45 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

Modest pass, NNE to NE

Rises 5:09 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NNE
Rising, then up to NNE
When
5:09 AM
until 5:10 AM
Visible for
1m 20s
Highest
22° NNE
Ends
Sets NE

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

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, NW to N

Rises 6:43 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NW
Rising, then up to NNW
When
6:43 AM
until 6:46 AM
Visible for
2m 50s
Highest
12° NNW
Ends
Sets N

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

Sunset

Very Low

6:18 PM

Very LowExcellent
Cloud
100%around 7 PM
Rain chance
54%around 7 PM
Humidity
95%
Wind
21 mph
5:42 PM Golden hour
6:10 PM Best color
6:18 PM Sunset
6:45 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.

Moon

First quarter

59% lit

3:00 PM – 1:14 AM

ESE WSW
3:00 PM Moonrise
3:23 PM 4°
8:07 PM Highest, 33°
12:52 AM 4°
1:14 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 55°F Slight rain showers
100% 50% 90% 24 mph
Afternoon 2 PM 54°F Moderate drizzle
100% 50% 93% 23 mph
Evening 7 PM 50°F Moderate rain
100% 54% 95% 21 mph
Late Night 11 PM 52°F Light drizzle
100% 47% 91% 19 mph

Timetable

  • Moonset 12:12 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:47 AM–7:13 AM
  • Morning best color 6:55 AM
  • Sunrise 7:13 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:13 AM–7:49 AM
  • Moonrise 3:00 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:42 PM–6:18 PM
  • Evening best color 6:10 PM
  • Sunset 6:18 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:18 PM–6:45 PM
  • Fully dark 7:46 PM–5:47 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 1:16 AM–5:47 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

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 Leonids Around 11 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 5:04 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