Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

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Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:20 AM

7:20 AM

6:53 AM Blue hour
7:20 AM Sunrise
7:56 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:10 PM

6:10 PM

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

5:34 PM Golden hour
6:10 PM Sunset
6:37 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:55 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:40 PM Dark enough
8:05 PM Moonrise
4:55 AM Best
5:51 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
68°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
69% 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.

Moon

Waning gibbous

91% lit

8:05 PM – 11:14 AM

ENE WNW
8:05 PM Moonrise
8:29 PM 4°
3:39 AM Highest, 76°
10:50 AM 4°
11:14 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:53 AM–7:20 AM
  • Sunrise 7:20 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:20 AM–7:56 AM
  • Morning best color 7:26 AM
  • Moonset 10:22 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:34 PM–6:10 PM
  • Evening best color 6:05 PM
  • Sunset 6:10 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:10 PM–6:37 PM
  • Fully dark 7:38 PM–5:53 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:38 PM–8:08 PM
  • Moonrise 8:06 PM

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