Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Friday, January 2, 2026

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Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Around 33 an hour

Best around 5:38 AM

Radiant climbs to
58°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
45% lost
Speed
41 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.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

That morning

Sunrise

7:17 AM

7:17 AM

6:48 AM Blue hour
7:17 AM Sunrise
7:58 AM Golden hour ends

Full moon

Full Wolf Moon

Rises 3:56 PM in the NE

3:56 PM – 7:46 AM

Named for the wolves heard howling on long midwinter nights.

ENE WNW
3:56 PM Moonrise
4:21 PM 4°
11:54 PM Highest, 80°
7:22 AM 4°
7:46 AM Moonset

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

Rises
3:56 PM in the NE
Exactly full
5:03 AM
Distance
225,151 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.

Sunset

4:53 PM

4:53 PM

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

4:12 PM Golden hour
4:53 PM Sunset
5:23 PM Blue hour ends

Timetable

  • Moonset 6:47 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:48 AM–7:17 AM
  • Morning best color 6:57 AM
  • Sunrise 7:17 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:17 AM–7:58 AM
  • Moonrise 3:56 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:12 PM–4:53 PM
  • Evening best color 4:46 PM
  • Sunset 4:53 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:53 PM–5:23 PM
  • Fully dark 6:27 PM–5:43 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

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 Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 12:29 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:30 PM to 5:00 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 2:01 AM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 11 Nov 2026 12:22 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