Chincoteague, Virginia, USA Saturday 3 October 2026 High 71°F, low 64°F.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Brilliant pass, WSW to ENE

Rose 5:57 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
WSW
Rising, then up to ENE
When
5:57 AM
until 6:02 AM
Visible for
4m 50s
Highest
86° ENE
Ends
Sets ENE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Sunset

Very Low

6:41 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:06 PM Golden hour
6:41 PM Sunset
7:01 PM Best color
7:07 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 10:54 AM

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 15 past sunsets rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Earlier today

Sunrise

Low

6:58 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:32 AM Blue hour
6:58 AM Sunrise
6:59 AM Best color
7:33 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 10:54 AM

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds as the sun comes up - learned from 68 rated clear past sunrises across every place Sky Time tracks.

Moon, up now

Last quarter

49% lit

10:57 PM – 2:42 PM

ENE WNW
10:57 PM Moonrise
11:22 PM 4°
6:51 AM Highest, 79°
2:17 PM 4°
2:42 PM Moonset

Current local time: 10:54 AM

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

Today, at a glance

Morning
64°F
Overcast 100% clouds · 8% precip
Afternoon
64°F
Overcast 100% clouds · 36% precip
Evening
64°F
Moderate rain 100% clouds · 52% precip

Moon, last quarter

10:57 PM Moonrise
11:22 PM 4°
6:51 AM Highest, 79°
2:17 PM 4°
2:42 PM Moonset

Sunrise

6:32 AM Blue hour
6:58 AM Sunrise
6:59 AM Best color
7:33 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:06 PM Golden hour
6:41 PM Sunset
7:01 PM Best color
7:07 PM Blue hour ends

Next few days

Pick a date
Sun, Oct 4
Low 6:41 AM–7:17 AM
5:01 AM
Very Low 6:21 PM–6:57 PM
Mon, Oct 5
Fair 6:42 AM–7:18 AM
5:38 AM
Fair 6:20 PM–6:56 PM
Tue, Oct 6
Fair 6:43 AM–7:19 AM
Good 6:18 PM–6:54 PM

Last few days

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Fri, Oct 2
Good 6:58 AM
Good 6:42 PM
Thu, Oct 1
Good 6:57 AM
Good 6:44 PM
Wed, Sep 30
Good 6:56 AM
Good 6:45 PM
Tue, Sep 29
Good 6:55 AM
Good 6:47 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Tiangong space station Bright pass, E to ENE, 32 deg up
Sun 4 Oct 2026 5:01 AM Tiangong space station Bright pass, NW to ENE, 60 deg up
Mon 5 Oct 2026 5:38 AM Milky Way Visible 8:06 PM to 9:16 PM with no moon, 16° above the south-southwestern horizon - 7 nights 3 Oct to 9 Oct
Mon 5 Oct 2026 8:06 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:00 PM to 5:30 AM Fri 9 Oct 2026 11:50 AM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:17 AM Hunter's Moon Rises 5:36 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:36 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:30 PM to 5:00 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 2:01 AM Leonids Around 11 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 5:04 AM Beaver Moon Rises 4:30 PM in the NE Tue 24 Nov 2026 4:30 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:20 PM to 5:30 AM Tue 8 Dec 2026 7:50 PM Geminids Around 147 an hour
Sun 13 Dec 2026 1:57 AM Winter solstice Shortest day, 9h 32m of light · sunset 4:45 PM in the WSW Mon 21 Dec 2026 3:50 PM Ursids Around 5 an hour
Mon 21 Dec 2026 5:30 AM Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:14 PM in the NE Wed 23 Dec 2026 4:14 PM Quadrantids Around 16 an hour
Sat 2 Jan 2027 5:38 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:40 PM to 5:40 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 3:23 PM Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:17 PM in the ENE Thu 21 Jan 2027 4:17 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:00 PM to 5:30 AM Fri 5 Feb 2027 10:56 AM Snow Moon Rises 5:41 PM in the ENE Sat 20 Feb 2027 5:41 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:30 PM to 4:50 AM Sun 7 Mar 2027 4:31 AM Milky Way Visible 3:45 AM to 5:43 AM with no moon, 19° above the south-southeastern horizon - 14 nights 3 Mar to 16 Mar
Mon 15 Mar 2027 3:45 AM Spring equinox Sunset due west, 7:12 PM Sat 20 Mar 2027 4:24 PM Worm Moon Rises 6:42 PM in the E Sun 21 Mar 2027 6:42 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:10 PM to 5:00 AM Tue 6 Apr 2027 7:56 PM Milky Way Visible 2:04 AM to 4:59 AM with no moon, 23° above the southern horizon - 15 nights 31 Mar to 14 Apr
Sat 10 Apr 2027 2:04 AM Pink Moon Rises 7:50 PM in the ESE Tue 20 Apr 2027 7:50 PM Lyrids Around 9 an hour
Wed 21 Apr 2027 4:42 AM Eta Aquariids Around 17 an hour
Wed 5 May 2027 4:25 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:40 PM to 4:10 AM Wed 5 May 2027 7:05 AM Milky Way Visible 12:10 AM to 4:14 AM with no moon, 23° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 28 Apr to 14 May
Sat 8 May 2027 12:10 AM Flower Moon Rises 7:49 PM in the ESE Wed 19 May 2027 7:49 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 10:20 PM to 3:40 AM Fri 4 Jun 2027 3:48 PM Milky Way Visible 10:23 PM to 3:45 AM with no moon, 23° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 27 May to 12 Jun
Sat 5 Jun 2027 10:23 PM Strawberry Moon Rises 8:36 PM in the SE Fri 18 Jun 2027 8:36 PM Summer solstice Longest day, 14h 48m of light · sunset 8:27 PM in the WNW Mon 21 Jun 2027 10:10 AM Milky Way Visible 10:22 PM to 3:32 AM with no moon, 23° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 25 Jun to 11 Jul
Thu 1 Jul 2027 10:22 PM New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 10:30 PM to 3:50 AM Sat 3 Jul 2027 11:07 PM Buck Moon (micromoon) Micromoon - rises 8:36 PM in the ESE Sun 18 Jul 2027 8:36 PM Southern Delta Aquariids Around 12 an hour
Tue 27 Jul 2027 3:15 AM Milky Way Visible 9:58 PM to 1:38 AM with no moon, 23° above the southern horizon - 15 nights 25 Jul to 8 Aug
Thu 29 Jul 2027 9:58 PM New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 10:00 PM to 4:20 AM Sun 1 Aug 2027 6:07 AM Perseids Around 84 an hour
Thu 12 Aug 2027 4:43 AM Sturgeon Moon Rises 7:35 PM in the ESE Mon 16 Aug 2027 7:35 PM Milky Way Visible 9:15 PM to 11:55 PM with no moon, 22° above the southern horizon - 14 nights 23 Aug to 5 Sep
Wed 25 Aug 2027 9:15 PM Black Moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 9:10 PM to 4:50 AM Tue 31 Aug 2027 1:40 PM Harvest Moon Rises 6:50 PM in the E Wed 15 Sep 2027 6:50 PM Milky Way Visible 8:27 PM to 10:07 PM with no moon, 19° above the south-southwestern horizon - 12 nights 21 Sep to 2 Oct
Wed 22 Sep 2027 8:27 PM Autumn equinox Sunset due west, 6:57 PM Thu 23 Sep 2027 2:01 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:20 PM to 5:20 AM Wed 29 Sep 2027 10:33 PM Hunter's Moon Rises 6:08 PM in the ENE Fri 15 Oct 2027 6:08 PM Orionids Around 9 an hour
Thu 21 Oct 2027 5:16 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:40 PM to 5:50 AM Thu 28 Oct 2027 9:34 AM Beaver Moon Rises 4:14 PM in the ENE Sat 13 Nov 2027 4:14 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:20 PM to 5:20 AM Sat 27 Nov 2027 10:23 PM

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