Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

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Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:06 AM

7:06 AM

6:36 AM Blue hour
7:06 AM Sunrise
7:46 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:42 PM

4:42 PM

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

4:01 PM Golden hour
4:42 PM Sunset
5:11 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 33 an hour

Best around 2:12 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
85°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
53% lost
Speed
35 km/s

The rate at the top 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. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

The strongest shower of the year, and you can watch it most of the night.

Moon

Waning gibbous

72% lit

10:03 PM – 11:43 AM

ENE W
10:03 PM Moonrise
10:24 PM 4°
4:57 AM Highest, 64°
11:22 AM 4°
11:43 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 6:36 AM–7:06 AM
  • Morning best color 6:47 AM
  • Sunrise 7:06 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:06 AM–7:46 AM
  • Moonset 11:16 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:01 PM–4:42 PM
  • Evening best color 4:35 PM
  • Sunset 4:42 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:42 PM–5:11 PM
  • Fully dark 6:16 PM–5:32 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:16 PM–10:06 PM
  • Moonrise 10:03 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

International Space Station Bright pass, E to ENE, 31 deg up
Sat 17 Oct 2026 5:06 AM Orionids Active, around 6 an hour
Fri 16 Oct 2026 5:37 AM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5 Marginal, space jellyfish SSE
Mon 19 Oct 2026 6:30 AM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:17 AM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:36 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:36 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 12:29 AM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 11:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 4.3% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 9:54 AM Partial solar eclipse 37.6% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 12:46 PM 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it