Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

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Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Lunar eclipse

Total lunar eclipse

79% of it above your horizon

Best around 5:42 PM

Moon in shadow
111%
Totality
53 min
Moon's height
11°
Above horizon
79%
2:44 PM Penumbral begins Moon down
3:56 PM Partial begins Moon down
5:15 PM Totality begins 6° up
5:42 PM Greatest eclipse 11° up
6:08 PM Totality ends 16° up
7:27 PM Partial ends 30° up
8:39 PM Penumbral ends 44° up

Safe to look at with anything, unlike a solar eclipse - the Moon is only reflecting less light.

That morning

Sunrise

7:13 AM

7:13 AM

6:43 AM Blue hour
7:13 AM Sunrise
7:54 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:45 PM

4:45 PM

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

4:03 PM Golden hour
4:45 PM Sunset
5:14 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Cold Moon

Rises 4:40 PM in the ENE

4:40 PM – 7:41 AM

Named for the long, cold nights at the start of winter.

ENE WNW
4:40 PM Moonrise
5:03 PM 4°
12:12 AM Highest, 75°
7:19 AM 4°
7:41 AM Moonset

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

Rises
4:40 PM in the ENE
Exactly full
5:46 PM
Distance
247,212 mi

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.

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:43 AM–7:13 AM
  • Moonset 6:55 AM
  • Sunrise 7:13 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:13 AM–7:54 AM
  • Morning best color 7:19 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:03 PM–4:45 PM
  • Evening best color 4:40 PM
  • Moonrise 4:40 PM
  • Sunset 4:45 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:45 PM–5:14 PM
  • Fully dark 6:19 PM–5:39 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

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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