Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Monday, October 20, 2025

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Meteor shower

Orionids

Around 17 an hour

Best around 5:24 AM

The night7:54 PM – 5:56 AM+1

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
67°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

The rate at the top is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

That morning

Sunrise

7:25 AM

7:25 AM

6:58 AM Blue hour
7:25 AM Sunrise
8:02 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:24 PM

6:24 PM

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

5:47 PM Golden hour
6:24 PM Sunset
6:51 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

New moon

1% lit

New moon today at 8:28 AM

Moonless and fully dark 8:00 PM to 5:50 AM

6:34 AM – 5:48 PM

ESE WSW
6:34 AM Moonrise
6:55 AM 4°
12:12 PM Highest, 41°
5:27 PM 4°
5:48 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 6:35 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:58 AM–7:25 AM
  • Morning best color 7:07 AM
  • Sunrise 7:25 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:25 AM–8:02 AM
  • Evening golden hour 5:47 PM–6:24 PM
  • Moonset 5:49 PM
  • Evening best color 6:17 PM
  • Sunset 6:24 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:24 PM–6:51 PM
  • Fully dark 7:53 PM–5:57 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:53 PM–5:57 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

International Space Station Modest pass, NE to NE, 20 deg up
Mon 19 Oct 2026 5:09 AM Orionids Active, around 11 an hour
Sun 18 Oct 2026 7:57 PM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5 Marginal, space jellyfish SE
Mon 19 Oct 2026 6:30 AM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 7:54 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:43 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:43 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