Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Wednesday, October 11, 2028

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Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:07 AM

7:07 AM

6:40 AM Blue hour
7:07 AM Sunrise
7:42 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:29 PM

6:29 PM

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

5:53 PM Golden hour
6:29 PM Sunset
6:55 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:44 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:59 PM Dark enough
12:32 AM Moonrise
4:44 AM Best
5:37 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
65°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
32% lost
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet, the same stream as May's Eta Aquariids. The comet itself last came round in 1986 and returns in 2061; its dust arrives every October.

The estimate 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. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Moon

Last quarter

48% lit

11:24 PM – 2:24 PM

ENE WNW
11:24 PM Moonrise
11:47 PM 4°
6:57 AM Highest, 74°
2:01 PM 4°
2:24 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 6:40 AM–7:07 AM
  • Sunrise 7:07 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:07 AM–7:42 AM
  • Morning best color 7:21 AM
  • Moonset 2:24 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:53 PM–6:29 PM
  • Evening best color 6:23 PM
  • Sunset 6:29 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:29 PM–6:55 PM
  • Fully dark 7:56 PM–5:40 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:56 PM–12:36 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

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 Partial solar eclipse 60.9% of the Sun covered
Sat 12 Aug 2045 1:28 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it