Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Sunday, October 21, 2029

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Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:16 AM

7:16 AM

6:49 AM Blue hour
7:16 AM Sunrise
7:52 AM Golden hour ends

Full moon

Full Hunter's Moon

Micromoon - rises 5:36 PM in the ENE

5:36 PM – 7:32 AM

The full moon after the Harvest Moon. Hunters tracked game across the fields the harvest had cleared, by its light.

ENE WNW
5:36 PM Moonrise
5:57 PM 4°
12:32 AM Highest, 67°
7:11 AM 4°
7:32 AM Moonset

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

Rises
5:36 PM in the ENE
Exactly full
5:27 AM
Distance
252,050 mi - micromoon

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Sunset

6:15 PM

6:15 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sunrise and sunset times - they will not change.

5:39 PM Golden hour
6:15 PM Sunset
6:42 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:00 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:45 PM Dark enough
5:00 AM Best
5:47 AM Too light
Estimate
~6/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
68°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
57% 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.

Timetable

  • Moonset 6:35 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:49 AM–7:16 AM
  • Sunrise 7:16 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:16 AM–7:52 AM
  • Morning best color 7:22 AM
  • Moonrise 5:36 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:39 PM–6:15 PM
  • Evening best color 6:10 PM
  • Sunset 6:15 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:15 PM–6:42 PM
  • Fully dark 7:43 PM–5:49 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

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