Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA Wednesday 29 July 2026

Meteor shower

Perseids

Active, around 13 an hour

Best around 5:13 AM

Radiant climbs to
58°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
35% lost
Speed
59 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 most dependable shower of the year, on warm summer nights in the north.

That morning

Sunrise

6:08 AM

6:08 AM

5:38 AM Blue hour
6:08 AM Sunrise
6:46 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:25 PM

8:25 PM

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

7:47 PM Golden hour
8:25 PM Sunset
8:55 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Buck Moon

Rises 8:43 PM in the ESE

8:43 PM – 6:59 AM

ESE WSW
8:43 PM Moonrise
9:05 PM 4°
1:51 AM Highest, 33°
6:36 AM 4°
6:59 AM Moonset

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

Rises
8:43 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
10:37 AM
Distance
248,095 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.

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:38 AM–6:08 AM
  • Morning best color 5:51 AM
  • Moonset 5:55 AM
  • Sunrise 6:08 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:08 AM–6:46 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:47 PM–8:25 PM
  • Sunset 8:25 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:25 PM–8:55 PM
  • Evening best color 8:41 PM
  • Moonrise 8:43 PM
  • Fully dark 10:12 PM–4:22 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
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Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

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