Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Saturday, August 1, 2026

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA Saturday 1 August 2026

Meteor shower

Perseids

Active, around 9 an hour

Best around 5:10 AM

Radiant climbs to
60°
Under a perfect sky
100/hour
Moonlight
69% 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

6:11 AM

6:11 AM

5:41 AM Blue hour
6:11 AM Sunrise
6:48 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

8:22 PM

8:22 PM

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

7:44 PM Golden hour
8:22 PM Sunset
8:51 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

91% lit

9:55 PM – 10:10 AM

E W
9:55 PM Moonrise
10:16 PM 4°
4:01 AM Highest, 50°
9:50 AM 4°
10:10 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 5:41 AM–6:11 AM
  • Morning best color 5:54 AM
  • Sunrise 6:11 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:11 AM–6:48 AM
  • Moonset 9:06 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:44 PM–8:22 PM
  • Sunset 8:22 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:22 PM–8:51 PM
  • Evening best color 8:38 PM
  • Moonrise 9:56 PM
  • Fully dark 10:08 PM–4:26 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
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Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Milky Way Visible 8:14 PM to 9:14 PM with no moon, 14° above the south-southwestern horizon - 2 nights 6 Oct to 7 Oct
Tue 6 Oct 2026 8:14 PM Tiangong space station Bright pass, ENE to ENE, 39 deg up
Wed 7 Oct 2026 5:18 AM Tiangong space station Bright pass, NW to E, 54 deg up
Thu 8 Oct 2026 5:54 AM Draconids A few an hour
Thu 8 Oct 2026 8:12 PM 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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