Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:28 AM

7:28 AM

Clears the hills at 7:31 AM, 3 min after sunrise

7:01 AM Blue hour
7:28 AM Sunrise
8:05 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:20 PM

6:20 PM

Behind the hills at 6:12 PM, 8 min before sunset

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

5:43 PM Golden hour
6:20 PM Sunset
6:47 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-61

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 5:47 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
5:47 PM
Highest around 5:55 PM
Distance
749 mi
Climbs to
10°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - A Shortfall of Gravitas
Too far downrange to see

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

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:05 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:50 PM Dark enough
11:38 PM Moonrise
5:05 AM Best
5:59 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
67°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
40% 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 2:20 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:50 PM Dark enough
11:38 PM Moonrise
2:20 AM Best
5:59 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
28% 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.

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

Best around 2:50 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:50 PM Dark enough
11:38 PM Moonrise
2:50 AM Best
5:59 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
73°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
33% lost
Speed
29 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.

The second half of the Taurids, peaking about a week after the Southern Taurids.

Moon

Last quarter

57% lit

10:32 PM – 2:21 PM

ENE WNW
10:32 PM Moonrise
10:57 PM 4°
6:29 AM Highest, 78°
1:56 PM 4°
2:21 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 7:01 AM–7:28 AM
  • Morning best color 7:19 AM
  • Sunrise 7:28 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:28 AM–8:05 AM
  • Moonset 2:21 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:43 PM–6:20 PM
  • Evening best color 6:13 PM
  • Sunset 6:20 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:20 PM–6:47 PM
  • Fully dark 7:49 PM–6:00 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:49 PM–11:39 PM
  • Moonrise 11:39 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