Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Tuesday, January 2, 2029

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Chincoteague, Virginia, USA

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Best around 4:53 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:23 PM Dark enough
7:21 PM Moonrise
4:53 AM Best
5:47 AM Too light
Estimate
~10/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
50°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
73% lost
Speed
41 km/s

Where they come from: Asteroid 2003 EH1

Dust from 2003 EH1, a small asteroid that is probably a burnt-out comet. Earth crosses its thin, young stream at a steep angle, which is why the peak lasts only hours.

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.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

That morning

Sunrise

7:17 AM

7:17 AM

6:48 AM Blue hour
7:17 AM Sunrise
7:58 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:53 PM

4:53 PM

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

4:13 PM Golden hour
4:53 PM Sunset
5:23 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

95% lit

7:21 PM – 9:12 AM

ENE WNW
7:21 PM Moonrise
7:43 PM 4°
2:20 AM Highest, 65°
8:52 AM 4°
9:12 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 6:48 AM–7:17 AM
  • Sunrise 7:17 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:17 AM–7:58 AM
  • Morning best color 7:27 AM
  • Moonset 8:38 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:13 PM–4:53 PM
  • Evening best color 4:51 PM
  • Sunset 4:53 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:53 PM–5:23 PM
  • Fully dark 6:27 PM–5:43 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:27 PM–7:27 PM
  • Moonrise 7:22 PM

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

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