Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Thursday, September 12, 2024

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:49 AM

6:49 AM

6:22 AM Blue hour
6:49 AM Sunrise
7:24 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | BlueBird Block 1

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 4:52 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
4:52 AM
Highest around 5:01 AM
Distance
749 mi
Climbs to
16°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Land - Landing Zone 1

A bright climbing star and a flame. The vehicle is in shadow itself, so there is no lit plume behind it.

Sunset

7:23 PM

7:23 PM

Behind the hills at 7:15 PM, 8 min before sunset

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

6:47 PM Golden hour
7:23 PM Sunset
7:49 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

65% lit

4:09 PM – 1:02 AM

SE SW
4:09 PM Moonrise
4:36 PM 4°
8:36 PM Highest, 23°
12:35 AM 4°
1:02 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 12:00 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:22 AM–6:49 AM
  • Sunrise 6:49 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:49 AM–7:24 AM
  • Morning best color 7:04 AM
  • Moonrise 4:09 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:47 PM–7:23 PM
  • Evening best color 7:17 PM
  • Sunset 7:23 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:23 PM–7:49 PM
  • Fully dark 8:54 PM–5:19 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 1:04 AM–5:19 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Leesburg - sunset at 5:08 PM
Mon 2 Nov 2026 5:08 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 2 Nov 2026 6:38 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Mon 2 Nov 2026 6:38 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