Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Thursday, November 7, 2024

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:45 AM

6:45 AM

6:17 AM Blue hour
6:45 AM Sunrise
7:23 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-77

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 3:19 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
3:19 PM
Highest around 3:27 PM
Distance
749 mi
Climbs to
10°
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.

Sunset

5:02 PM

5:02 PM

Behind the hills at 4:54 PM, 8 min before sunset

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

4:23 PM Golden hour
5:02 PM Sunset
5:30 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Southern Taurids

Best around 12:32 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:32 PM Dark enough
9:54 PM Moonset
12:32 AM Best
5:16 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 12:47 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:32 PM Dark enough
9:54 PM Moonset
12:47 AM Best
5:16 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

Waxing crescent

34% lit

12:32 PM – 9:54 PM

SE SW
12:32 PM Moonrise
12:58 PM 4°
5:13 PM Highest, 26°
9:29 PM 4°
9:54 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 6:17 AM–6:45 AM
  • Morning best color 6:36 AM
  • Sunrise 6:45 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:45 AM–7:23 AM
  • Moonrise 12:33 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:23 PM–5:02 PM
  • Evening best color 4:56 PM
  • Sunset 5:02 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:02 PM–5:30 PM
  • Fully dark 6:33 PM–5:14 AM
  • Moonset 9:55 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:03 PM–5:14 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