Sun, Oct 17
Saturn at opposition 2027 from Chesapeake, VA
Rises Sun, Oct 17 6:31 PM, then up all night.
in 350 days 14 h
Times are local (EDT).
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Chesapeake, VA: a very bright ISS pass, a Starlink train, a meteor shower peak, planets together, a supermoon or eclipse, the northern lights, or a bright comet. Only the city is stored, not your location.
Put Chesapeake, VA's sky in your calendar
Full moons, meteor showers, eclipses and bright ISS passes (with a 10-minute reminder) appear in your calendar and update by themselves.
Plan your night
☁️ Clouds through the night
The hour-by-hour cloud forecast appears about five days before.
🌑 Find a dark sky
City light hides most of the show. Drive until the sky looks clearly darker (often 30–60 minutes out), away from streetlights, with an open view.
🛰️ Also crossing the sky that night
Bright ISS and Starlink passes during the best hours appear about five days before.
Saturn rises at sunset, stays up all night and is at its brightest of the year.
How to watch
- Look for a bright, steady star that does not twinkle.
- A small telescope shows its disk; around opposition it is at its largest.
Other cities
- Norfolk, VARises Sun, Oct 17 6:31 PM
- Suffolk, VARises Sun, Oct 17 6:32 PM
- Virginia BeachRises Sun, Oct 17 6:30 PM
- Hampton, VARises Sun, Oct 17 6:31 PM
- Newport News, VARises Sun, Oct 17 6:32 PM
- Richmond, VirginiaRises Sun, Oct 17 6:35 PM
- Washington, D.C.Rises Sun, Oct 17 6:32 PM
- RaleighRises Sun, Oct 17 6:41 PM
- BaltimoreRises Sun, Oct 17 6:30 PM
- Cary, NCRises Sun, Oct 17 6:42 PM
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).