Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Thursday, December 18, 2025

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Rocket launch

Electron | Don't Be Such A Square

Launched - fair from here

Lifted off 12:03 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SE
Crossing your sky
When
12:03 AM
Highest around 12:12 AM
Distance
143 mi
Climbs to
41°
Lighting
Dark sky
Launch site
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C)
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

A bright climbing star and a flame. The vehicle is in shadow itself, so there is no lit plume behind it.

That morning

Sunrise

7:24 AM

7:24 AM

6:54 AM Blue hour
7:24 AM Sunrise
8:06 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:49 PM

4:49 PM

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

4:07 PM Golden hour
4:49 PM Sunset
5:19 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

New moon

2% lit

6:25 AM – 3:25 PM

SE SW
6:25 AM Moonrise
6:51 AM 4°
10:55 AM Highest, 24°
2:59 PM 4°
3:25 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 6:26 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:54 AM–7:24 AM
  • Morning best color 7:06 AM
  • Sunrise 7:24 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:24 AM–8:06 AM
  • Moonset 3:25 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:07 PM–4:49 PM
  • Evening best color 4:42 PM
  • Sunset 4:49 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:49 PM–5:19 PM
  • Fully dark 6:25 PM–5:48 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:25 PM–5:48 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

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Fri 16 Oct 2026 5:45 AM Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 5 Fair, 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

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