Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Monday, March 2, 2026

TODAY
Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Lunar eclipse

Total lunar eclipse

50% of it above your horizon

Best around 6:34 AM

Moon in shadow
115%
Totality
57 min
Moon's height
0°
Above horizon
50%
3:46 AM Penumbral begins 32° up
4:51 AM Partial begins 20° up
6:05 AM Totality begins 5° up
6:34 AM Greatest eclipse Moon down
7:03 AM Totality ends Moon down
8:16 AM Partial ends Moon down
9:22 AM Penumbral ends Moon down

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

That morning

Sunrise

6:31 AM

6:31 AM

6:04 AM Blue hour
6:31 AM Sunrise
7:06 AM Golden hour ends

Full moon

Full Worm Moon

Rises 5:17 PM in the ENE

5:17 PM – 6:32 AM

Named for the earthworms and beetle larvae that show again as the ground thaws.

E W
5:17 PM Moonrise
5:38 PM 4°
11:58 PM Highest, 60°
6:11 AM 4°
6:32 AM Moonset

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

Rises
5:17 PM in the ENE
Exactly full
6:41 AM
Distance
237,737 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

5:55 PM

5:55 PM

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

5:20 PM Golden hour
5:55 PM Sunset
6:22 PM Blue hour ends

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:04 AM–6:31 AM
  • Moonset 6:06 AM
  • Morning best color 6:15 AM
  • Sunrise 6:31 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:31 AM–7:06 AM
  • Moonrise 5:18 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:20 PM–5:55 PM
  • Evening best color 5:44 PM
  • Sunset 5:55 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:55 PM–6:22 PM
  • Fully dark 7:23 PM–5:02 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
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