Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Monday, January 6, 2025

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:29 AM

7:29 AM

6:59 AM Blue hour
7:29 AM Sunrise
8:11 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-71

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 3:43 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
3:43 PM
Highest around 3:52 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

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

4:21 PM Golden hour
5:02 PM Sunset
5:32 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

First quarter

47% lit

11:30 AM – 12:45 AM

E W
11:30 AM Moonrise
11:50 AM 4°
6:04 PM Highest, 59°
12:23 AM 4°
12:45 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 6:59 AM–7:29 AM
  • Morning best color 7:14 AM
  • Sunrise 7:29 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:29 AM–8:11 AM
  • Moonrise 11:30 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:21 PM–5:02 PM
  • Evening best color 4:57 PM
  • Sunset 5:02 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:02 PM–5:32 PM
  • Fully dark 6:38 PM–5:54 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 12:48 AM–5:54 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Tiangong space station Bright pass, W to ENE, 54 deg up
Thu 29 Oct 2026 7:20 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Thu 29 Oct 2026 7:43 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 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