Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Saturday, October 26, 2024

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:32 AM

7:32 AM

Clears the hills at 7:35 AM, 3 min after sunrise

7:04 AM Blue hour
7:32 AM Sunrise
8:09 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:16 PM

6:16 PM

Behind the hills at 6:08 PM, 8 min before sunset

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

5:38 PM Golden hour
6:16 PM Sunset
6:43 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-8

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 5:47 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
5:47 PM
Highest around 5:56 PM
Distance
749 mi
Climbs to
16°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - Just Read the Instructions
Too far downrange to see

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

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 5:01 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:46 PM Dark enough
2:50 AM Moonrise
5:01 AM Best
6:03 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
11% 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 2:16 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:46 PM Dark enough
2:16 AM Best
2:50 AM Moonrise
6:03 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
No interference
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 2:31 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:46 PM Dark enough
2:31 AM Best
2:50 AM Moonrise
6:03 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
No interference
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

Waning crescent

28% lit

1:48 AM – 3:52 PM

ENE WNW
1:48 AM Moonrise
2:11 AM 4°
8:54 AM Highest, 66°
3:31 PM 4°
3:52 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 1:49 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:04 AM–7:32 AM
  • Morning best color 7:23 AM
  • Sunrise 7:32 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:32 AM–8:09 AM
  • Moonset 3:53 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:38 PM–6:16 PM
  • Evening best color 6:10 PM
  • Sunset 6:16 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:16 PM–6:43 PM
  • Fully dark 7:45 PM–6:03 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:45 PM–2:55 AM

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