Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:36 AM

7:36 AM

7:08 AM Blue hour
7:36 AM Sunrise
8:14 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-13

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 5:10 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
5:10 PM
Highest around 5:19 PM
Distance
749 mi
Climbs to
16°
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.

Sunset

6:11 PM

6:11 PM

Behind the hills at 6:03 PM, 8 min before sunset

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

5:33 PM Golden hour
6:11 PM Sunset
6:38 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Southern Taurids

Best around 1:56 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:41 PM Dark enough
1:56 AM Best
6:07 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 2:26 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:41 PM Dark enough
2:26 AM Best
6:07 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.

Meteor shower

Orionids

Best around 4:56 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:41 PM Dark enough
4:56 AM Best
6:07 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
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.

Moon

Waning crescent

3% lit

5:46 AM – 5:13 PM

ESE WSW
5:46 AM Moonrise
6:07 AM 4°
11:31 AM Highest, 43°
4:52 PM 4°
5:13 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 5:46 AM
  • Morning blue hour 7:08 AM–7:36 AM
  • Morning best color 7:27 AM
  • Sunrise 7:36 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:36 AM–8:14 AM
  • Moonset 5:13 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:33 PM–6:11 PM
  • Evening best color 6:05 PM
  • Sunset 6:11 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:11 PM–6:38 PM
  • Fully dark 7:41 PM–6:07 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:41 PM–6:07 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Halloween Halloween night in Leesburg - waning gibbous moon
Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 31 Oct 2026 7:40 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sat 31 Oct 2026 7:40 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Leesburg - sunset at 5:09 PM
Sun 1 Nov 2026 5:09 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