Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Tuesday, February 4, 2025

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:13 AM

7:13 AM

6:45 AM Blue hour
7:13 AM Sunrise
7:51 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 12-3

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 5:15 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
5:15 AM
Highest around 5:23 AM
Distance
749 mi
Climbs to
10°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - Just Read the Instructions
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.

Sunset

5:34 PM

5:34 PM

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

4:56 PM Golden hour
5:34 PM Sunset
6:02 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | WorldView Legion 5 & 6

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 6:13 PM

Very LowExcellent

Space jellyfish possible 6:17 PM–6:21 PM, SE about 11° up

Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
6:13 PM
Highest around 6:21 PM
Distance
747 mi
Climbs to
11°
Lighting
Twilight window
Launch site
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Landing
Land - Landing Zone 1

The sun is far enough down that the ground is dark and still high enough to light the plume: exhaust expanding into near-vacuum turns into a glowing bell visible for hundreds of miles.

Moon

First quarter

43% lit

10:27 AM – 1:04 AM

ENE WNW
10:27 AM Moonrise
10:49 AM 4°
5:41 PM Highest, 70°
12:41 AM 4°
1:04 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 6:45 AM–7:13 AM
  • Morning best color 6:58 AM
  • Sunrise 7:13 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:13 AM–7:51 AM
  • Moonrise 10:28 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:56 PM–5:34 PM
  • Evening best color 5:28 PM
  • Sunset 5:34 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:34 PM–6:02 PM
  • Fully dark 7:05 PM–5:41 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 1:05 AM–5:41 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

International Space Station Modest pass, N to NE, 14 deg up
Wed 28 Oct 2026 6:05 AM Tiangong space station Brilliant pass, W to ENE, 75 deg up
Wed 28 Oct 2026 6:42 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