Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Saturday, December 6, 2025

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:15 AM

7:15 AM

6:45 AM Blue hour
7:15 AM Sunrise
7:57 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:47 PM

4:47 PM

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

4:05 PM Golden hour
4:47 PM Sunset
5:17 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 10 an hour

Best around 2:32 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
83°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
74% lost
Speed
35 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. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

The strongest shower of the year, and you can watch it most of the night.

Moon

Waning gibbous

95% lit

6:28 PM – 10:15 AM

ENE WNW
6:28 PM Moonrise
6:54 PM 4°
2:26 AM Highest, 77°
9:51 AM 4°
10:15 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 6:45 AM–7:15 AM
  • Morning best color 6:57 AM
  • Sunrise 7:15 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:15 AM–7:57 AM
  • Moonset 9:23 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:05 PM–4:47 PM
  • Evening best color 4:40 PM
  • Sunset 4:47 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:47 PM–5:17 PM
  • Fully dark 6:22 PM–5:40 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:22 PM–6:32 PM
  • Moonrise 6:29 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

International Space Station Modest pass, E to ENE, 24 deg up
Sat 17 Oct 2026 5:06 AM Orionids Active, around 6 an hour
Fri 16 Oct 2026 5:45 AM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5 Good, space jellyfish SE
Mon 19 Oct 2026 6:30 AM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:24 AM 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 12:36 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

Every celestial event, and where else to see it