Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:27 AM

7:27 AM

Clears the hills at 7:30 AM, 3 min after sunrise

7:00 AM Blue hour
7:27 AM Sunrise
8:04 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:21 PM

6:21 PM

Behind the hills at 6:13 PM, 8 min before sunset

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

5:44 PM Golden hour
6:21 PM Sunset
6:48 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:06 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:51 PM Dark enough
10:32 PM Moonrise
5:06 AM Best
5:58 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
66°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
48% 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.

Meteor shower

Southern Taurids

Best around 2:36 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:51 PM Dark enough
10:32 PM Moonrise
2:36 AM Best
5:58 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
66°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
49% lost
Speed
27 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.

Not many meteors, but known for bright fireballs.

Moon

Waning gibbous

67% lit

9:28 PM – 1:34 PM

NE WNW
9:28 PM Moonrise
9:54 PM 4°
5:32 AM Highest, 79°
1:08 PM 4°
1:34 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:00 AM–7:27 AM
  • Morning best color 7:18 AM
  • Sunrise 7:27 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:27 AM–8:04 AM
  • Moonset 1:34 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:44 PM–6:21 PM
  • Evening best color 6:15 PM
  • Sunset 6:21 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:21 PM–6:48 PM
  • Fully dark 7:50 PM–5:59 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:50 PM–10:40 PM
  • Moonrise 10:32 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

International Space Station Bright pass, NNW to ESE, 57 deg up
Sun 1 Nov 2026 5:09 AM 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 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