Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Tuesday, April 20, 2027

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Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Meteor shower

Lyrids

Active, around 6 an hour

Best around 4:41 AM

Radiant climbs to
83°
Under a perfect sky
18/hour
Moonlight
32% lost
Speed
49 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.

Usually steady, but now and then it has a short burst of many more.

That morning

Sunrise

6:19 AM

6:19 AM

5:51 AM Blue hour
6:19 AM Sunrise
6:54 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:41 PM

7:41 PM

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

7:06 PM Golden hour
7:41 PM Sunset
8:09 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Pink Moon

Rises 7:50 PM in the ESE

7:50 PM – 6:15 AM

Named for creeping phlox, a pink wildflower among the first to bloom in spring.

ESE WSW
7:50 PM Moonrise
8:12 PM 4°
1:03 AM Highest, 35°
5:53 AM 4°
6:15 AM Moonset

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

Rises
7:50 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
6:24 PM
Distance
238,165 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:45 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:51 AM–6:19 AM
  • Morning best color 6:03 AM
  • Sunrise 6:19 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:19 AM–6:54 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:06 PM–7:41 PM
  • Evening best color 7:30 PM
  • Sunset 7:41 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:41 PM–8:09 PM
  • Moonrise 7:50 PM
  • Fully dark 9:16 PM–4:42 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Lyrids Around 9 an hour
Wed 21 Apr 2027 4:42 AM Eta Aquariids Around 17 an hour
Wed 5 May 2027 4:25 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:40 PM to 4:10 AM Wed 5 May 2027 7:06 AM Milky Way Visible 12:10 AM to 4:14 AM with no moon, 23° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 28 Apr to 14 May
Sat 8 May 2027 12:10 AM Full Flower Moon Rises 7:49 PM in the ESE Wed 19 May 2027 7:49 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 10:20 PM to 3:40 AM Fri 4 Jun 2027 3:47 PM 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it