Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Saturday, December 14, 2024

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:22 AM

7:22 AM

6:52 AM Blue hour
7:22 AM Sunrise
8:04 AM Golden hour ends

Full moon

Full Cold Moon

Rises 3:54 PM in the NE

3:54 PM – 7:57 AM

Named for the long, cold nights at the start of winter.

ENE NW
3:54 PM Moonrise
4:19 PM 4°
11:54 PM Highest, 79°
7:32 AM 4°
7:57 AM Moonset

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

Rises
3:54 PM in the NE
Exactly full
3:59 AM
Distance
230,196 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Sunset

4:48 PM

4:48 PM

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

4:06 PM Golden hour
4:48 PM Sunset
5:18 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Geminids

Best around 2:03 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:18 PM Dark enough
2:03 AM Best
5:52 AM Too light
Estimate
~21/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
83°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
80% lost
Speed
35 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 strongest shower of the year, and you can watch it most of the night.

Timetable

  • Moonset 6:47 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:52 AM–7:22 AM
  • Morning best color 7:07 AM
  • Sunrise 7:22 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:22 AM–8:04 AM
  • Moonrise 3:55 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:06 PM–4:48 PM
  • Evening best color 4:42 PM
  • Sunset 4:48 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:48 PM–5:18 PM
  • Fully dark 6:24 PM–5:46 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

International Space Station Modest pass, NNW to E, 24 deg up
Fri 30 Oct 2026 6:07 AM Tiangong space station Bright pass, WNW to NW, 46 deg up
Fri 30 Oct 2026 7:57 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 30 Oct 2026 7:41 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Fri 30 Oct 2026 7:41 PM Halloween Halloween night in Leesburg - waning gibbous moon
Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Día de Muertos Día de Muertos in Leesburg - sunset at 5:09 PM
Sun 1 Nov 2026 5:09 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