Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:20 AM

7:20 AM

Clears the hills at 7:23 AM, 3 min after sunrise

6:53 AM Blue hour
7:20 AM Sunrise
7:56 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-10

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 2:10 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
2:10 AM
Highest around 2:19 AM
Distance
749 mi
Climbs to
16°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - A Shortfall of Gravitas
Too far downrange to see

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

Sunset

6:31 PM

6:31 PM

Behind the hills at 6:24 PM, 7 min before sunset

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

5:54 PM Golden hour
6:31 PM Sunset
6:58 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:01 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:01 PM Dark enough
5:01 AM Best
5:51 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
26% lost
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.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

95% lit

5:35 PM – 6:10 AM

E W
5:35 PM Moonrise
5:55 PM 4°
11:50 PM Highest, 53°
5:49 AM 4°
6:10 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 4:54 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:53 AM–7:20 AM
  • Sunrise 7:20 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:20 AM–7:56 AM
  • Morning best color 7:32 AM
  • Moonrise 5:35 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:54 PM–6:31 PM
  • Evening best color 6:25 PM
  • Sunset 6:31 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:31 PM–6:58 PM
  • Fully dark 8:00 PM–5:52 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 5:09 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