Leesburg, Virginia, USA Saturday 3 October 2026 High 68°F, low 58°F.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Brilliant pass, SW to ENE

Rose 5:58 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SW
Rising, then up to SSE
When
5:58 AM
until 6:02 AM
Visible for
4m 20s
Highest
62° SSE
Ends
Sets ENE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Sunset

Low

6:49 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:13 PM Golden hour
6:43 PM Best color
6:49 PM Sunset
7:16 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 10:52 AM

No cloud overhead to catch the color, so it shows on the horizon and any distant clouds just before the sun goes - learned from 51 rated clear past sunsets across every place Sky Time tracks.

Earlier today

Sunrise

Fair

7:08 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:41 AM Blue hour
6:51 AM Best color
7:08 AM Sunrise
7:43 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 10:52 AM

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 16 past sunrises rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Moon, up now

Last quarter

49% lit

11:02 PM – 2:55 PM

ENE WNW
11:02 PM Moonrise
11:27 PM 4°
7:01 AM Highest, 78°
2:30 PM 4°
2:55 PM Moonset

Current local time: 10:52 AM

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

Today, at a glance

Morning
61°F
Overcast 100% clouds · 24% precip
Afternoon
64°F
Overcast 100% clouds · 6% precip
Evening
61°F
Overcast 100% clouds · 5% precip

Moon, last quarter

11:02 PM Moonrise
11:27 PM 4°
7:01 AM Highest, 78°
2:30 PM 4°
2:55 PM Moonset

Sunrise

6:41 AM Blue hour
6:51 AM Best color
7:08 AM Sunrise
7:43 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:13 PM Golden hour
6:43 PM Best color
6:49 PM Sunset
7:16 PM Blue hour ends

Next few days

Pick a date
Sun, Oct 4
Good 6:51 AM–7:27 AM
6:34 AM
Low 6:29 PM–7:05 PM
Mon, Oct 5
Good 6:52 AM–7:28 AM
Fair 6:28 PM–7:04 PM
Tue, Oct 6
Fair 6:53 AM–7:29 AM
Good 6:26 PM–7:02 PM

Last few days

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Fri, Oct 2
Good 7:07 AM
Low 6:51 PM
Thu, Oct 1
Fair 7:06 AM
Good 6:52 PM
Wed, Sep 30
Fair 7:05 AM
Excellent 6:54 PM
Tue, Sep 29
Good 7:04 AM
Good 6:55 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Milky Way Visible 8:18 PM to 9:18 PM with no moon, 15° above the south-southwestern horizon - 5 nights 3 Oct to 7 Oct
Sat 3 Oct 2026 8:18 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, E to E, 23 deg up
Sun 4 Oct 2026 5:01 AM Tiangong space station Brilliant pass, W to ENE, 65 deg up
Sun 4 Oct 2026 6:34 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:10 PM to 5:40 AM Fri 9 Oct 2026 11:50 AM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:24 AM Hunter's Moon Rises 5:43 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:43 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:40 PM to 5:10 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 2:01 AM Leonids Around 11 an hour
Mon 16 Nov 2026 5:25 AM Beaver Moon Rises 4:35 PM in the NE Tue 24 Nov 2026 4:35 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:30 PM to 5:40 AM Tue 8 Dec 2026 7:50 PM Geminids Around 146 an hour
Sun 13 Dec 2026 2:03 AM Winter solstice Shortest day, 9h 25m of light · sunset 4:50 PM in the WSW Mon 21 Dec 2026 3:50 PM Ursids Around 6 an hour
Mon 21 Dec 2026 5:50 AM Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:18 PM in the NE Wed 23 Dec 2026 4:18 PM Quadrantids Around 18 an hour
Sat 2 Jan 2027 5:58 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:40 PM to 5:50 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 3:23 PM Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:22 PM in the ENE Thu 21 Jan 2027 4:22 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:10 PM to 5:40 AM Fri 5 Feb 2027 10:56 AM Snow Moon Rises 5:49 PM in the ENE Sat 20 Feb 2027 5:49 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:40 PM to 5:00 AM Sun 7 Mar 2027 4:32 AM Milky Way Visible 4:04 AM to 5:52 AM with no moon, 18° above the south-southeastern horizon - 13 nights 4 Mar to 16 Mar
Sun 14 Mar 2027 4:04 AM Spring equinox Sunset due west, 7:21 PM Sat 20 Mar 2027 4:24 PM Worm Moon Rises 6:51 PM in the E Sun 21 Mar 2027 6:51 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 9:20 PM to 5:10 AM Tue 6 Apr 2027 7:56 PM Milky Way Visible 2:16 AM to 5:05 AM with no moon, 21° above the southern horizon - 15 nights 31 Mar to 14 Apr
Sat 10 Apr 2027 2:16 AM Pink Moon Rises 8:01 PM in the ESE Tue 20 Apr 2027 8:01 PM Lyrids Around 10 an hour
Wed 21 Apr 2027 4:53 AM Eta Aquariids Around 15 an hour
Wed 5 May 2027 4:21 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 10:00 PM to 4:20 AM Wed 5 May 2027 7:06 AM Milky Way Visible 12:25 AM to 4:16 AM with no moon, 22° above the southern horizon - 16 nights 28 Apr to 13 May
Sun 9 May 2027 12:25 AM Flower Moon Rises 8:02 PM in the ESE Wed 19 May 2027 8:02 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 10:30 PM to 3:40 AM Fri 4 Jun 2027 3:48 PM Milky Way Visible 10:39 PM to 3:47 AM with no moon, 22° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 27 May to 12 Jun
Fri 4 Jun 2027 10:39 PM Strawberry Moon Rises 8:50 PM in the SE Fri 18 Jun 2027 8:50 PM Summer solstice Longest day, 14h 55m of light · sunset 8:39 PM in the WNW Mon 21 Jun 2027 10:10 AM Milky Way Visible 10:38 PM to 3:38 AM with no moon, 22° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 25 Jun to 11 Jul
Thu 1 Jul 2027 10:38 PM New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 10:40 PM to 3:50 AM Sat 3 Jul 2027 11:07 PM Buck Moon (micromoon) Micromoon - rises 8:48 PM in the ESE Sun 18 Jul 2027 8:48 PM Southern Delta Aquariids Around 11 an hour
Tue 27 Jul 2027 3:27 AM Milky Way Visible 10:12 PM to 1:42 AM with no moon, 22° above the southern horizon - 15 nights 25 Jul to 8 Aug
Thu 29 Jul 2027 10:12 PM New moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 10:10 PM to 4:20 AM Sun 1 Aug 2027 6:07 AM Perseids Around 83 an hour
Thu 12 Aug 2027 4:39 AM Sturgeon Moon Rises 7:46 PM in the ESE Mon 16 Aug 2027 7:46 PM Milky Way Visible 9:28 PM to 11:58 PM with no moon, 21° above the south-southwestern horizon - 14 nights 23 Aug to 5 Sep
Wed 25 Aug 2027 9:28 PM Black Moon (supermoon) Moonless and fully dark 9:20 PM to 5:00 AM Tue 31 Aug 2027 1:40 PM Harvest Moon Rises 6:59 PM in the E Wed 15 Sep 2027 6:59 PM Milky Way Visible 8:39 PM to 10:09 PM with no moon, 18° above the south-southwestern horizon - 12 nights 21 Sep to 2 Oct
Tue 21 Sep 2027 8:39 PM Autumn equinox Sunset due west, 7:06 PM Thu 23 Sep 2027 2:01 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:30 PM to 5:30 AM Wed 29 Sep 2027 10:33 PM Hunter's Moon Rises 6:15 PM in the ENE Fri 15 Oct 2027 6:15 PM Orionids Around 8 an hour
Wed 20 Oct 2027 5:40 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:50 PM to 6:00 AM Thu 28 Oct 2027 9:34 AM Beaver Moon Rises 4:20 PM in the ENE Sat 13 Nov 2027 4:20 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:30 PM to 5:30 AM Sat 27 Nov 2027 10:24 PM

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