Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Sunday, May 3, 2026

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Chincoteague, Virginia, USA Sunday 3 May 2026

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Active, around 7 an hour

Best around 4:23 AM

Radiant climbs to
19°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
41% 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

6:02 AM

6:02 AM

5:34 AM Blue hour
6:02 AM Sunrise
6:39 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:53 PM

7:53 PM

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

7:17 PM Golden hour
7:53 PM Sunset
8:22 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

97% lit

10:16 PM – 7:24 AM

SE SW
10:16 PM Moonrise
10:42 PM 4°
2:50 AM Highest, 25°
6:59 AM 4°
7:24 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 5:34 AM–6:02 AM
  • Morning best color 5:47 AM
  • Sunrise 6:02 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:02 AM–6:39 AM
  • Moonset 6:43 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:17 PM–7:53 PM
  • Sunset 7:53 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:53 PM–8:22 PM
  • Evening best color 8:09 PM
  • Fully dark 9:34 PM–4:21 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:34 PM–10:24 PM
  • Moonrise 10:17 PM
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Upcoming celestial events for Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Tiangong space station Bright pass, N to E, 52 deg up
Sat 10 Oct 2026 5:34 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:00 PM to 5:30 AM Fri 9 Oct 2026 11:50 AM Tiangong space station Brilliant pass, WNW to ESE, 74 deg up
Sun 11 Oct 2026 6:10 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 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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