Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Monday, August 31, 2026

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA Monday 31 August 2026 High 84°F, low 69°F.

That morning

Sunrise

Good

6:38 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:10 AM Blue hour
6:23 AM Best color
6:38 AM Sunrise
7:14 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 17 past sunrises rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Sunset

Fair

7:42 PM

Very LowExcellent
7:07 PM Golden hour
7:42 PM Sunset
8:02 PM Best color
8:10 PM Blue hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 15 past sunsets rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

That night

Aurora chance

Very Low

8:30 PM – 5:51 AM

Very LowExcellent
8:30 PM Dark enough
5:51 AM Too light

Moon

Waning gibbous

87% lit

9:13 PM – 11:26 AM

ENE WNW
9:13 PM Moonrise
9:34 PM 4°
4:15 AM Highest, 67°
11:04 AM 4°
11:26 AM Moonset

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

How this day turned out

Morning
74°F
Mainly clear 41% clouds · no rain
Afternoon
83°F
Overcast 100% clouds · no rain
Evening
81°F
Clear sky 11% clouds · no rain

Sunrise

6:10 AM Blue hour
6:23 AM Best color
6:38 AM Sunrise
7:14 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:07 PM Golden hour
7:42 PM Sunset
8:02 PM Best color
8:10 PM Blue hour ends

Aurora window

8:30 PM Dark enough
5:51 AM Too light

Moon, waning gibbous

9:13 PM Moonrise
9:34 PM 4°
4:15 AM Highest, 67°
11:04 AM 4°
11:26 AM Moonset
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Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Milky Way Visible 8:17 PM to 9:17 PM with no moon, 15° above the south-southwestern horizon - 4 nights 4 Oct to 7 Oct
Sun 4 Oct 2026 8:17 PM Tiangong space station Brilliant pass, NW to ENE, 84 deg up
Mon 5 Oct 2026 5:38 AM Tiangong space station Bright pass, WNW to ENE, 55 deg up
Tue 6 Oct 2026 6:14 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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