Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Friday, October 23, 2026

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Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:18 AM

7:18 AM

6:51 AM Blue hour
7:18 AM Sunrise
7:54 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:13 PM

6:13 PM

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

5:37 PM Golden hour
6:13 PM Sunset
6:40 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 8 an hour

Best around 5:13 AM

The night7:43 PM – 5:49 AM+1

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
68°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
7% lost
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.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, SSW to E

Rises 6:52 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Rising, then up to SSE
When
6:52 PM
until 6:57 PM
Visible for
4m 30s
Highest
23° SSE
Ends
Sets E

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

92% lit

4:42 PM – 5:31 AM

E W
4:42 PM Moonrise
5:02 PM 4°
11:04 PM Highest, 56°
5:11 AM 4°
5:31 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 4:25 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:51 AM–7:18 AM
  • Morning best color 7:00 AM
  • Sunrise 7:18 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:18 AM–7:54 AM
  • Moonrise 4:42 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:37 PM–6:13 PM
  • Evening best color 6:05 PM
  • Sunset 6:13 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:13 PM–6:40 PM
  • Fully dark 7:41 PM–5:51 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 5:41 AM–5:51 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it