Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Tuesday, August 20, 2024

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:28 AM

6:28 AM

6:00 AM Blue hour
6:28 AM Sunrise
7:05 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-5

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 9:20 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
9:20 AM
Highest around 9:29 AM
Distance
749 mi
Climbs to
16°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - A Shortfall of Gravitas
Too far downrange to see

In daylight it reads as a thin contrail, and only briefly.

Sunset

7:58 PM

7:58 PM

Behind the hills at 7:47 PM, 11 min before sunset

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

7:21 PM Golden hour
7:58 PM Sunset
8:26 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Full moon

99% lit

8:46 PM – 8:33 AM

ESE W
8:46 PM Moonrise
9:07 PM 4°
2:38 AM Highest, 45°
8:12 AM 4°
8:33 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 6:00 AM–6:28 AM
  • Sunrise 6:28 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:28 AM–7:05 AM
  • Morning best color 6:40 AM
  • Moonset 7:17 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:21 PM–7:58 PM
  • Evening best color 7:52 PM
  • Sunset 7:58 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:58 PM–8:26 PM
  • Moonrise 8:47 PM
  • Fully dark 9:35 PM–4:52 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