Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Saturday, September 28, 2024

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:04 AM

7:04 AM

6:37 AM Blue hour
7:04 AM Sunrise
7:39 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Crew-9

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 1:17 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
1:17 PM
Highest around 1:26 PM
Distance
749 mi
Climbs to
15°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Land - Landing Zone 1

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

Sunset

6:57 PM

6:57 PM

Behind the hills at 6:48 PM, 9 min before sunset

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

6:21 PM Golden hour
6:57 PM Sunset
7:23 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

15% lit

2:53 AM – 5:24 PM

ENE WNW
2:53 AM Moonrise
3:16 AM 4°
10:12 AM Highest, 69°
5:02 PM 4°
5:24 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 2:54 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:37 AM–7:04 AM
  • Sunrise 7:04 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:04 AM–7:39 AM
  • Morning best color 7:15 AM
  • Moonset 5:24 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:21 PM–6:57 PM
  • Evening best color 6:51 PM
  • Sunset 6:57 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:57 PM–7:23 PM
  • Fully dark 8:26 PM–5:36 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:26 PM–3:56 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

International Space Station Modest pass, W to S, 25 deg up
Mon 2 Nov 2026 5:57 AM 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 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