Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Monday, May 12, 2025

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

5:59 AM

5:59 AM

5:29 AM Blue hour
5:59 AM Sunrise
6:37 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:13 PM

8:13 PM

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

7:35 PM Golden hour
8:13 PM Sunset
8:43 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Flower Moon

Rises 8:40 PM in the ESE

8:40 PM – 6:05 AM

Named for the flowers that bloom everywhere in May.

SE SW
8:40 PM Moonrise
9:05 PM 4°
1:22 AM Highest, 27°
5:40 AM 4°
6:05 AM Moonset

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

Rises
8:40 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
1:02 PM
Distance
251,490 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.

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:29 AM–5:59 AM
  • Moonset 5:33 AM
  • Morning best color 5:43 AM
  • Sunrise 5:59 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:59 AM–6:37 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:35 PM–8:13 PM
  • Evening best color 8:12 PM
  • Sunset 8:13 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:13 PM–8:43 PM
  • Moonrise 8:40 PM
  • Fully dark 10:00 PM–4:11 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Tiangong space station Modest pass, WSW to WSW, 19 deg up
Fri 23 Oct 2026 8:28 PM Orionids Active, around 7 an hour
Fri 23 Oct 2026 7:50 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:43 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:43 PM Halloween Halloween night in Leesburg - waning gibbous moon Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 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