Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Saturday, September 12, 2026

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA Saturday 12 September 2026 High 78°F, low 66°F.

Milky Way

Milky Way

Washed out by city light

Visible from 8:54 PM

Very LowExcellent
Visible, no moon
8:54 PM to 10:44 PM
Where to look
South-southwestern horizon, up to 19° above it
Highest at
8:54 PM
Sky fully dark
8:54 PM to 5:19 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.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

6:48 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:22 AM Blue hour
6:32 AM Best color
6:48 AM Sunrise
7:24 AM Golden hour ends

Best color is when the sky has actually looked its best, learned from 16 past sunrises rated excellent across every location Sky Time tracks.

Sunset

Fair

7:23 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:47 PM Golden hour
7:23 PM Sunset
7:43 PM Best color
7:50 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

8:11 PM – 6:01 AM

Very LowExcellent
NOAA aurora forecast map for the northern hemisphere
NOAA OVATION forecast, northern hemisphere, 8:00 PM
8:11 PM Dark enough
6:01 AM Too light

Moon

Waxing crescent

3% lit

8:24 AM – 7:56 PM

E WSW
8:24 AM Moonrise
8:45 AM 4°
2:12 PM Highest, 44°
7:36 PM 4°
7:56 PM 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
70°F
Overcast 100% clouds · no rain
Afternoon
77°F
Overcast 100% clouds · no rain
Evening
77°F
Overcast 100% clouds · no rain

Sunrise

6:22 AM Blue hour
6:32 AM Best color
6:48 AM Sunrise
7:24 AM Golden hour ends

Moon, waxing crescent

8:24 AM Moonrise
8:45 AM 4°
2:12 PM Highest, 44°
7:36 PM 4°
7:56 PM Moonset

Sunset

6:47 PM Golden hour
7:23 PM Sunset
7:43 PM Best color
7:50 PM Blue hour ends

Aurora window

8:11 PM Dark enough
6:01 AM Too light
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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 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 Hunter's Moon Rises 5:43 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:43 PM

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