Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Wednesday, December 9, 2026

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Chincoteague, Virginia, USA Wednesday 9 December 2026

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 66 an hour

Best around 2:15 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

7:05 AM

7:05 AM

6:36 AM Blue hour
7:05 AM Sunrise
7:46 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:42 PM

4:42 PM

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

4:01 PM Golden hour
4:42 PM Sunset
5:11 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

New moon

0% lit

7:53 AM – 4:58 PM

SE SW
7:53 AM Moonrise
8:19 AM 4°
12:26 PM Highest, 24°
4:32 PM 4°
4:58 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:36 AM–7:05 AM
  • Morning best color 6:49 AM
  • Sunrise 7:05 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:05 AM–7:46 AM
  • Moonrise 7:53 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:01 PM–4:42 PM
  • Sunset 4:42 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:42 PM–5:11 PM
  • Evening best color 4:58 PM
  • Moonset 4:58 PM
  • Fully dark 6:16 PM–5:32 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:16 PM–5:32 AM
← Previous day Tuesday Tue, Dec 8
Next day → Thursday Thu, Dec 10

Upcoming celestial events for Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

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 New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:40 PM to 5:40 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 3:23 PM

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