Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Wednesday, October 20, 2027

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Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:47 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:47 PM Dark enough
10:03 PM Moonrise
4:47 AM Best
5:45 AM Too light
Estimate
~8/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
67°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
52% lost
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet, the same stream as May's Eta Aquariids. The comet itself last came round in 1986 and returns in 2061; its dust arrives every October.

The estimate 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, as does rain on the radar now.

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

That morning

Sunrise

7:14 AM

7:14 AM

6:48 AM Blue hour
7:14 AM Sunrise
7:50 AM Golden hour ends

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

Waning gibbous

72% lit

8:59 PM – 12:39 PM

ENE WNW
8:59 PM Moonrise
9:23 PM 4°
4:49 AM Highest, 79°
12:15 PM 4°
12:39 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:48 AM–7:14 AM
  • Sunrise 7:14 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:14 AM–7:50 AM
  • Morning best color 7:29 AM
  • Moonset 12:40 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:41 PM–6:17 PM
  • Evening best color 6:12 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 7:45 PM–10:05 PM
  • Moonrise 10:03 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Orionids Around 9 an hour
Thu 21 Oct 2027 7:46 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:40 PM to 5:50 AM Thu 28 Oct 2027 9:34 AM Halloween Halloween night in Chincoteague - waxing crescent moon Sun 31 Oct 2027 6:00 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Chincoteague - sunset at 6:03 PM Mon 1 Nov 2027 6:03 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Chincoteague - sunset at 6:02 PM Tue 2 Nov 2027 6:02 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 4 Nov 2027 7:29 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 Partial solar eclipse 60.9% of the Sun covered
Sat 12 Aug 2045 1:28 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it