Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

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Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:13 AM

6:13 AM

5:45 AM Blue hour
6:13 AM Sunrise
6:49 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:45 PM

7:45 PM

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

7:09 PM Golden hour
7:45 PM Sunset
8:13 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Best around 4:30 AM

Very LowExcellent
9:15 PM Dark enough
4:03 AM Moonset
4:42 AM Best 4:30 AM, then too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
18°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

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

Dust shed by Halley's Comet on its earlier passes. Earth meets Halley's stream twice a year: in May as the Eta Aquariids and in October as the Orionids.

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.

Comes from Halley's Comet. Best from the Southern Hemisphere, in the hours before dawn.

Event

Eid al-Adha

Islamic holiday

Eid al-Adha in Chincoteague - sunset at 7:45 PM

Evening from 7:45 PM

Sunset and evening sky: not known yet

Sunset
7:45 PM
Sun toward WNW
Cloud this evening
Not known yet
Rain chance
Not known yet
This evening
Moon
83% lit
Up from the start
Where the Sun is
WNW, 5° up
at 7:15 PM

Eid al-Adha, the festival of sacrifice, falls on the 10th of Dhu al-Hijjah, during the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. It remembers Ibrahim's (Abraham's) willingness to sacrifice his son at God's command. Families sacrifice a sheep, goat or other animal and share the meat with relatives, neighbors and the poor.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

80% lit

3:36 PM – 4:03 AM

E W
3:36 PM Moonrise
3:56 PM 4°
9:52 PM Highest, 53°
3:43 AM 4°
4:03 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 3:33 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:45 AM–6:13 AM
  • Sunrise 6:13 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:13 AM–6:49 AM
  • Morning best color 6:18 AM
  • Moonrise 3:36 PM
  • Evening golden hour 7:09 PM–7:45 PM
  • Evening best color 7:40 PM
  • Sunset 7:45 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:45 PM–8:13 PM
  • Fully dark 9:22 PM–4:35 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 4:12 AM–4:35 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

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

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