Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:57 AM

6:57 AM

6:30 AM Blue hour
6:57 AM Sunrise
7:34 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:50 PM

5:50 PM

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

5:14 PM Golden hour
5:50 PM Sunset
6:18 PM Blue hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-12

Launched - good from here

Lifted off 6:21 PM

Very LowExcellent

Space jellyfish possible 6:26 PM–6:30 PM, SE about 16° up

Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
6:21 PM
Highest around 6:30 PM
Distance
749 mi
Climbs to
16°
Lighting
Twilight window
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - Just Read the Instructions
Too far downrange to see

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

Waning gibbous

69% lit

12:02 AM – 9:57 AM

ESE WSW
12:02 AM Moonrise
12:26 AM 4°
5:00 AM Highest, 30°
9:33 AM 4°
9:57 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 6:30 AM–6:57 AM
  • Morning best color 6:42 AM
  • Sunrise 6:57 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:57 AM–7:34 AM
  • Moonset 9:30 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:14 PM–5:50 PM
  • Evening best color 5:44 PM
  • Sunset 5:50 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:50 PM–6:18 PM
  • Fully dark 7:20 PM–5:26 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:20 PM–12:10 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Tiangong space station Bright pass, W to NNE, 59 deg up
Tue 27 Oct 2026 7:42 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 New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:40 PM to 5:10 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 2:01 AM 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