Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Monday, August 19, 2024

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:27 AM

6:27 AM

5:59 AM Blue hour
6:27 AM Sunrise
7:04 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:59 PM

7:59 PM

Behind the hills at 7:48 PM, 11 min before sunset

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

7:23 PM Golden hour
7:59 PM Sunset
8:27 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Sturgeon Moon

Rises 8:18 PM in the ESE

8:18 PM – 7:16 AM

Named for the lake sturgeon most easily caught in the Great Lakes in late summer.

ESE WSW
8:18 PM Moonrise
8:40 PM 4°
1:47 AM Highest, 38°
6:54 AM 4°
7:16 AM Moonset

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

Rises
8:18 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
2:33 PM
Distance
224,591 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:58 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:59 AM–6:27 AM
  • Sunrise 6:27 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:27 AM–7:04 AM
  • Morning best color 6:39 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:23 PM–7:59 PM
  • Evening best color 7:53 PM
  • Sunset 7:59 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:59 PM–8:27 PM
  • Moonrise 8:18 PM
  • Fully dark 9:37 PM–4:51 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Tiangong space station Bright pass, W to SE, 58 deg up
Tue 3 Nov 2026 6:11 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Tue 3 Nov 2026 6:37 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Tue 3 Nov 2026 6:37 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:36 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:40 PM to 5:10 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 2:01 AM Veterans Day Veterans Day in Leesburg - sunset at 4:59 PM Wed 11 Nov 2026 4:59 PM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 11:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 3.2% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 9:50 AM Partial solar eclipse 42.4% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 12:43 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 101 minutes
Mon 25 Jun 2029 11:22 PM Total lunar eclipse 77% of it above your horizon
Thu 20 Dec 2029 5:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 3.7% of the Sun covered
Fri 14 Nov 2031 4:55 PM Partial solar eclipse 0.3% of the Sun covered
Wed 30 Mar 2033 2:40 PM Total lunar eclipse 61% 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 61.7% of the Sun covered
Sat 12 Aug 2045 1:23 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it