Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Thursday, December 18, 2025

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Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Rocket launch

Electron | Don't Be Such A Square

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 12:03 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SW
Heading your way
When
12:03 AM
Highest around 12:12 AM
Distance
9 mi
Climbs to
86°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C)
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

A bright climbing star and a flame. The vehicle is in shadow itself, so there is no lit plume behind it.

That morning

Sunrise

7:12 AM

7:12 AM

6:42 AM Blue hour
7:12 AM Sunrise
7:53 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:44 PM

4:44 PM

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

4:03 PM Golden hour
4:44 PM Sunset
5:13 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

New moon

2% lit

6:12 AM – 3:21 PM

SE SW
6:12 AM Moonrise
6:37 AM 4°
10:46 AM Highest, 25°
2:55 PM 4°
3:21 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 6:12 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:42 AM–7:12 AM
  • Morning best color 6:52 AM
  • Sunrise 7:12 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:12 AM–7:53 AM
  • Moonset 3:21 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:03 PM–4:44 PM
  • Evening best color 4:37 PM
  • Sunset 4:44 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:44 PM–5:13 PM
  • Fully dark 6:18 PM–5:38 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:18 PM–5:38 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

International Space Station Brilliant pass, SW to NE, 86 deg up
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Fri 16 Oct 2026 5:37 AM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5 Marginal, space jellyfish SE
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 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

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