Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

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Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Meteor shower

Orionids

Around 18 an hour

Best around 5:17 AM

From 7:47 PM to 5:46 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. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom.

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

That morning

Sunrise

7:15 AM

7:15 AM

6:48 AM Blue hour
7:15 AM Sunrise
7:51 AM Golden hour ends

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, NNW to NNE

Rises 5:57 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
NNW
Rising, then up to NNW
When
5:57 AM
until 5:59 AM
Visible for
2m 10s
Highest
16° NNW
Ends
Sets NNE

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

Sunset

6:17 PM

6:17 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

5:41 PM Golden hour
6:17 PM Sunset
6:44 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

69% lit

3:28 PM – 2:17 AM

ESE WSW
3:28 PM Moonrise
3:49 PM 4°
8:52 PM Highest, 38°
1:55 AM 4°
2:17 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 1:15 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:48 AM–7:15 AM
  • Morning best color 6:57 AM
  • Sunrise 7:15 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:15 AM–7:51 AM
  • Moonrise 3:28 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:41 PM–6:17 PM
  • Evening best color 6:09 PM
  • Sunset 6:17 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:17 PM–6:44 PM
  • Fully dark 7:45 PM–5:48 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 2:25 AM–5:48 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

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 Full Beaver Moon Rises 4:30 PM in the NE Tue 24 Nov 2026 4:30 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

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