Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Monday, December 16, 2024

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:23 AM

7:23 AM

6:53 AM Blue hour
7:23 AM Sunrise
8:05 AM Golden hour ends

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
5:19 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | GPS III SV07

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 7:52 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
7:52 PM
Highest around 8:01 PM
Distance
749 mi
Climbs to
17°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - A Shortfall of Gravitas
Too far downrange to see

A bright climbing star and a flame. The vehicle is in shadow itself, so there is no lit plume behind it.

Moon

Waning gibbous

98% lit

6:00 PM – 9:46 AM

ENE WNW
6:00 PM Moonrise
6:25 PM 4°
1:56 AM Highest, 77°
9:22 AM 4°
9:46 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:53 AM–7:23 AM
  • Morning best color 7:08 AM
  • Sunrise 7:23 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:23 AM–8:05 AM
  • Moonset 8:58 AM
  • 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–5:19 PM
  • Moonrise 6:00 PM
  • Fully dark 6:25 PM–5:47 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, 45 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