Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Saturday, December 12, 2026

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Chincoteague, Virginia, USA Saturday 12 December 2026

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 123 an hour

Best around 2:00 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

7:08 AM

7:08 AM

6:38 AM Blue hour
7:08 AM Sunrise
7:49 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

Waxing crescent

12% lit

9:59 AM – 7:53 PM

ESE WSW
9:59 AM Moonrise
10:22 AM 4°
2:56 PM Highest, 31°
7:30 PM 4°
7:53 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 6:38 AM–7:08 AM
  • Morning best color 6:51 AM
  • Sunrise 7:08 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:08 AM–7:49 AM
  • Moonrise 9:59 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
  • Fully dark 6:16 PM–5:34 AM
  • Moonset 7:53 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:56 PM–5:34 AM
← Previous day Friday Fri, Dec 11
Next day → Sunday Sun, Dec 13

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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