Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:54 AM

6:54 AM

6:27 AM Blue hour
6:54 AM Sunrise
7:29 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:14 PM

7:14 PM

Behind the hills at 7:06 PM, 8 min before sunset

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

6:39 PM Golden hour
7:14 PM Sunset
7:41 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Galileo L13

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 6:50 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
6:50 PM
Highest around 6:59 PM
Distance
749 mi
Climbs to
18°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - Just Read the Instructions
Too far downrange to see

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

Lunar eclipse

Partial lunar eclipse

8% of the Moon in shadow

Best around 10:44 PM

Moon in shadow
8%
Moon's height
37°
8:42 PM Penumbral begins 17° up
10:14 PM Partial begins 33° up
10:44 PM Greatest eclipse 37° up
11:14 PM Partial ends 41° up
12:46 AM Penumbral ends 49° up

Safe to look at with anything, unlike a solar eclipse - the Moon is only reflecting less light.

Full moon

Full Harvest Moon

Supermoon - rises 7:11 PM in the E

7:11 PM – 7:23 AM

The full moon nearest the September equinox. It rises soon after sunset several evenings running, giving farmers extra light to bring the harvest in.

E W
7:11 PM Moonrise
7:31 PM 4°
1:14 AM Highest, 49°
7:02 AM 4°
7:23 AM Moonset

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

Rises
7:11 PM in the E
Exactly full
10:41 PM
Distance
221,747 mi - supermoon

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 6:06 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:27 AM–6:54 AM
  • Sunrise 6:54 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:54 AM–7:29 AM
  • Morning best color 7:08 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:39 PM–7:14 PM
  • Evening best color 7:09 PM
  • Moonrise 7:11 PM
  • Sunset 7:14 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:14 PM–7:41 PM
  • Fully dark 8:45 PM–5:24 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

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