Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Friday, July 31, 2026

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA Friday 31 July 2026

Meteor shower

Perseids

Active, around 8 an hour

Best around 5:11 AM

Radiant climbs to
59°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
68% 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

6:10 AM

6:10 AM

5:40 AM Blue hour
6:10 AM Sunrise
6:48 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:23 PM

8:23 PM

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

7:45 PM Golden hour
8:23 PM Sunset
8:53 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

96% lit

9:33 PM – 9:06 AM

ESE W
9:33 PM Moonrise
9:54 PM 4°
3:19 AM Highest, 44°
8:45 AM 4°
9:06 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 5:40 AM–6:10 AM
  • Morning best color 5:53 AM
  • Sunrise 6:10 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:10 AM–6:48 AM
  • Moonset 8:03 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:45 PM–8:23 PM
  • Sunset 8:23 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:23 PM–8:53 PM
  • Evening best color 8:39 PM
  • Moonrise 9:33 PM
  • Fully dark 10:09 PM–4:24 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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Tue 6 Oct 2026 8:14 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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