Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Friday, February 21, 2025

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

6:53 AM

6:53 AM

6:26 AM Blue hour
6:53 AM Sunrise
7:29 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 12-14

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 10:19 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
10:19 AM
Highest around 10:27 AM
Distance
749 mi
Climbs to
10°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - A Shortfall of Gravitas
Too far downrange to see

In daylight it reads as a thin contrail, and only briefly.

Sunset

5:54 PM

5:54 PM

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

5:17 PM Golden hour
5:54 PM Sunset
6:21 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Last quarter

41% lit

3:09 AM – 11:57 AM

SE SW
3:09 AM Moonrise
3:36 AM 4°
7:33 AM Highest, 22°
11:30 AM 4°
11:57 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 2:08 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:26 AM–6:53 AM
  • Morning best color 6:38 AM
  • Sunrise 6:53 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:53 AM–7:29 AM
  • Moonset 11:09 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:17 PM–5:54 PM
  • Evening best color 5:48 PM
  • Sunset 5:54 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:54 PM–6:21 PM
  • Fully dark 7:23 PM–5:22 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:23 PM–3:13 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