Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Sunday, December 6, 2026

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Chincoteague, Virginia, USA Sunday 6 December 2026

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 35 an hour

Best around 2:29 AM

Radiant climbs to
85°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
35 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.

The strongest shower of the year, and you can watch it most of the night.

That morning

Sunrise

7:03 AM

7:03 AM

6:34 AM Blue hour
7:03 AM Sunrise
7:44 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:41 PM

4:41 PM

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

4:01 PM Golden hour
4:41 PM Sunset
5:11 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

5% lit

4:55 AM – 2:47 PM

ESE WSW
4:55 AM Moonrise
5:19 AM 4°
9:51 AM Highest, 30°
2:24 PM 4°
2:47 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 4:56 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:34 AM–7:03 AM
  • Morning best color 6:46 AM
  • Sunrise 7:03 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:03 AM–7:44 AM
  • Moonset 2:48 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:01 PM–4:41 PM
  • Sunset 4:41 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:41 PM–5:11 PM
  • Evening best color 4:58 PM
  • Fully dark 6:15 PM–5:30 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:15 PM–5:30 AM
← Previous day Saturday Sat, Dec 5
Next day → Monday Mon, Dec 7

Upcoming celestial events for Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:20 PM to 5:30 AM Tue 8 Dec 2026 7:50 PM Geminids Around 147 an hour
Sun 13 Dec 2026 1:57 AM Winter solstice Shortest day, 9h 32m of light · sunset 4:45 PM in the WSW Mon 21 Dec 2026 3:50 PM Ursids Around 5 an hour
Mon 21 Dec 2026 5:30 AM Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:14 PM in the NE Wed 23 Dec 2026 4:14 PM Quadrantids Around 16 an hour
Sat 2 Jan 2027 5:38 AM

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