Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Saturday, May 2, 2026

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Chincoteague, Virginia, USA Saturday 2 May 2026

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Active, around 6 an hour

Best around 4:22 AM

Radiant climbs to
18°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
39% lost
Speed
66 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.

Comes from Halley's Comet. Best from the Southern Hemisphere, in the hours before dawn.

That morning

Sunrise

6:03 AM

6:03 AM

5:35 AM Blue hour
6:03 AM Sunrise
6:40 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:52 PM

7:52 PM

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

7:16 PM Golden hour
7:52 PM Sunset
8:21 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Full moon

99% lit

9:16 PM – 6:43 AM

SE SW
9:16 PM Moonrise
9:41 PM 4°
2:00 AM Highest, 27°
6:18 AM 4°
6:43 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 5:35 AM–6:03 AM
  • Morning best color 5:49 AM
  • Sunrise 6:03 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:03 AM–6:40 AM
  • Moonset 6:08 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:16 PM–7:52 PM
  • Sunset 7:52 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:52 PM–8:21 PM
  • Evening best color 8:07 PM
  • Moonrise 9:16 PM
  • Fully dark 9:32 PM–4:22 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
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Upcoming celestial events for Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Tiangong space station Brilliant pass, WNW to ESE, 74 deg up
Sun 11 Oct 2026 6:10 AM International Space Station Modest pass, SSE to E, 14 deg up
Sun 11 Oct 2026 6:34 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 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 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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