Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Monday, March 2, 2026

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Lunar eclipse

Total lunar eclipse

55% of it above your horizon

Best around 6:34 AM

Moon in shadow
115%
Totality
57 min
Moon's height
2°
Above horizon
55%
3:46 AM Penumbral begins 33° up
4:51 AM Partial begins 21° up
6:05 AM Totality begins 7° up
6:34 AM Greatest eclipse 2° up
7:03 AM Totality ends Moon down
8:16 AM Partial ends Moon down
9:22 AM Penumbral ends Moon down

Safe to look at with anything, unlike a solar eclipse - the Moon is only reflecting less light.

That morning

Sunrise

6:40 AM

6:40 AM

6:14 AM Blue hour
6:40 AM Sunrise
7:16 AM Golden hour ends

Full moon

Full Worm Moon

Rises 5:25 PM in the ENE

5:25 PM – 6:41 AM

Named for the earthworms and beetle larvae that show again as the ground thaws.

E W
5:25 PM Moonrise
5:46 PM 4°
12:07 AM Highest, 59°
6:21 AM 4°
6:41 AM Moonset

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

Rises
5:25 PM in the ENE
Exactly full
6:41 AM
Distance
237,737 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.

Sunset

6:03 PM

6:03 PM

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

5:27 PM Golden hour
6:03 PM Sunset
6:30 PM Blue hour ends

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:14 AM–6:40 AM
  • Moonset 6:17 AM
  • Morning best color 6:24 AM
  • Sunrise 6:40 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:40 AM–7:16 AM
  • Moonrise 5:25 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:27 PM–6:03 PM
  • Evening best color 5:52 PM
  • Sunset 6:03 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:03 PM–6:30 PM
  • Fully dark 7:32 PM–5:10 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

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Tue 13 Oct 2026 6:35 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 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

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