Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA Wednesday 30 September 2026 High 78°F, low 56°F.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, S to ESE

Rose 5:41 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
S
Rising, then up to SE
When
5:41 AM
until 5:43 AM
Visible for
2m 30s
Highest
12° SE
Ends
Sets ESE

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, W to S

Rose 8:06 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Rising, then up to SW
When
8:06 PM
until 8:10 PM
Visible for
4m 10s
Highest
16° SW
Ends
Sets S

Steady, silent, and about as fast as a high aircraft.

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

7:05 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:38 AM Blue hour
6:48 AM Best color
7:05 AM Sunrise
7:40 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

Excellent

6:54 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:18 PM Golden hour
6:54 PM Sunset
7:14 PM Best color
7:20 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

7:42 PM – 6:18 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:42 PM Dark enough
6:18 AM Too light

Moon

Waning gibbous

81% lit

9:04 PM – 12:55 PM

ENE WNW
9:04 PM Moonrise
9:28 PM 4°
4:56 AM Highest, 78°
12:29 PM 4°
12:55 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
63°F
Clear sky 4% clouds · no rain
Afternoon
77°F
Mainly clear 24% clouds · no rain
Evening
72°F
Mainly clear 45% clouds · no rain

Sunrise

6:38 AM Blue hour
6:48 AM Best color
7:05 AM Sunrise
7:40 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:18 PM Golden hour
6:54 PM Sunset
7:14 PM Best color
7:20 PM Blue hour ends

Aurora window

7:42 PM Dark enough
6:18 AM Too light

Moon, waning gibbous

9:04 PM Moonrise
9:28 PM 4°
4:56 AM Highest, 78°
12:29 PM 4°
12:55 PM Moonset
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Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Milky Way Visible 8:18 PM to 9:18 PM with no moon, 15° above the south-southwestern horizon - 5 nights 3 Oct to 7 Oct
Sat 3 Oct 2026 8:18 PM Tiangong space station Brilliant pass, W to ENE, 64 deg up
Sun 4 Oct 2026 6:34 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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