Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Saturday, July 18, 2026

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA Saturday 18 July 2026

That morning

Sunrise

5:59 AM

5:59 AM

5:28 AM Blue hour
5:59 AM Sunrise
6:38 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:33 PM

8:33 PM

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

7:55 PM Golden hour
8:33 PM Sunset
9:04 PM Blue hour ends

Milky Way

Milky Way

Washed out by city light

Visible from 11:16 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
11:16 PM to 2:26 AM
Where to look
Southern horizon, up to 22° above it
Highest at
11:16 PM
Sky fully dark
10:26 PM to 4:07 AM
Sky darkness
Very poor
Cloud
Not forecast yet

The bright center of the Milky Way: when it is above the horizon with the sky fully dark and the Moon set, brought down for how dark the sky is here (estimated from the towns around by Walker's law) and for cloud where the forecast reaches.

Moon

Waxing crescent

23% lit

10:48 AM – 11:07 PM

E W
10:48 AM Moonrise
11:09 AM 4°
5:00 PM Highest, 51°
10:47 PM 4°
11:07 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:28 AM–5:59 AM
  • Morning best color 5:42 AM
  • Sunrise 5:59 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:59 AM–6:38 AM
  • Moonrise 10:49 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:55 PM–8:33 PM
  • Sunset 8:33 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:33 PM–9:04 PM
  • Evening best color 8:50 PM
  • Fully dark 10:26 PM–4:07 AM
  • Moonset 11:08 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:16 PM–4:07 AM
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Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Milky Way Visible 8:12 PM to 9:12 PM with no moon, 14° above the south-southwestern horizon - 1 night 7 Oct to 7 Oct
Wed 7 Oct 2026 8:12 PM Tiangong space station Bright pass, NW to E, 55 deg up
Thu 8 Oct 2026 5:54 AM Draconids A few an hour
Thu 8 Oct 2026 8:12 PM Tiangong space station Modest pass, ENE to ENE, 19 deg up
Fri 9 Oct 2026 4:57 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 8:10 PM to 5:40 AM Fri 9 Oct 2026 11:50 AM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:24 AM

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