Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Monday, October 14, 2024

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:19 AM

7:19 AM

Clears the hills at 7:22 AM, 3 min after sunrise

6:52 AM Blue hour
7:19 AM Sunrise
7:55 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon Heavy | Europa Clipper

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 12:06 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Crossing your sky
When
12:06 PM
Highest around 12:13 PM
Distance
747 mi
Climbs to
5°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

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

Sunset

6:32 PM

6:32 PM

Behind the hills at 6:25 PM, 7 min before sunset

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

5:56 PM Golden hour
6:32 PM Sunset
6:59 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:02 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:02 PM Dark enough
4:53 AM Moonset
5:02 AM Best
5:50 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
64°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

The estimate is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

Event

Indigenous Peoples' Day

US holiday

Indigenous Peoples' Day in Leesburg - sunset at 6:32 PM

Evening from 6:32 PM

Sunset and evening sky: not known yet

Sunset
6:32 PM
Sun toward WSW
Cloud this evening
Not known yet
Rain chance
Not known yet
This evening
Moon
91% lit
Up from the start
Where the Sun is
WSW, 5° up
at 6:02 PM

The second Monday of October honors the Native peoples of the Americas - the first peoples of this land, and their histories, cultures and nations, which continue today.

The federal holiday on that day is officially Columbus Day; many states, cities and tribal nations keep it as Indigenous Peoples' Day instead, and a president first proclaimed it in 2021.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

89% lit

5:09 PM – 4:53 AM

ESE W
5:09 PM Moonrise
5:29 PM 4°
11:00 PM Highest, 45°
4:32 AM 4°
4:53 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 3:38 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:52 AM–7:19 AM
  • Sunrise 7:19 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:19 AM–7:55 AM
  • Morning best color 7:31 AM
  • Moonrise 5:09 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:56 PM–6:32 PM
  • Evening best color 6:26 PM
  • Sunset 6:32 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:32 PM–6:59 PM
  • Fully dark 8:01 PM–5:51 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 5:01 AM–5:51 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Leesburg - sunset at 5:09 PM
Sun 1 Nov 2026 5:09 PM Tiangong space station Brilliant pass, WNW to ESE, 86 deg up
Sun 1 Nov 2026 6:34 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 1 Nov 2026 6:39 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 1 Nov 2026 6:39 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Leesburg - sunset at 5:08 PM
Mon 2 Nov 2026 5:08 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