Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

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Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:52 AM

6:52 AM

6:23 AM Blue hour
6:52 AM Sunrise
7:32 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:44 PM

4:44 PM

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

4:04 PM Golden hour
4:44 PM Sunset
5:13 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

Best around 12:29 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:14 PM Dark enough
12:29 AM Best
12:43 AM Moonset
5:23 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
76°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
29 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Encke (2P/Encke)

The other half of Comet Encke's wide, old stream: the same dust as the Southern Taurids, met a little later and from a little further north. Known, with them, for slow, bright fireballs.

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.

The second half of the Taurids, peaking about a week after the Southern Taurids.

Moon

First quarter

57% lit

12:39 PM – 12:43 AM

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12:39 PM Moonrise
12:59 PM 4°
6:39 PM Highest, 50°
12:22 AM 4°
12:43 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:23 AM–6:52 AM
  • Sunrise 6:52 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:52 AM–7:32 AM
  • Morning best color 7:01 AM
  • Moonrise 12:39 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:04 PM–4:44 PM
  • Evening best color 4:39 PM
  • Sunset 4:44 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:44 PM–5:13 PM
  • Fully dark 6:16 PM–5:20 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 12:46 AM–5:20 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