Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Tuesday, February 11, 2025

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:05 AM

7:05 AM

6:38 AM Blue hour
7:05 AM Sunrise
7:43 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 12-18

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 1:53 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
1:53 PM
Highest around 2:02 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.

Full moon

Full Snow Moon

Rises 4:51 PM in the ENE

4:51 PM – 7:20 AM

Named for February, usually the snowiest month across much of North America.

ENE WNW
4:51 PM Moonrise
5:14 PM 4°
12:10 AM Highest, 69°
6:58 AM 4°
7:20 AM Moonset

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

Rises
4:51 PM in the ENE
Exactly full
8:54 AM
Distance
243,902 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

5:42 PM

5:42 PM

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

5:05 PM Golden hour
5:42 PM Sunset
6:10 PM Blue hour ends

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:38 AM–7:05 AM
  • Morning best color 6:50 AM
  • Moonset 6:51 AM
  • Sunrise 7:05 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:05 AM–7:43 AM
  • Moonrise 4:51 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:05 PM–5:42 PM
  • Evening best color 5:36 PM
  • Sunset 5:42 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:42 PM–6:10 PM
  • Fully dark 7:13 PM–5:34 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

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