Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Thursday, October 1, 2026

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA Thursday 1 October 2026 High 86°F, low 58°F.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Bright pass, SW to E

Rose 6:17 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SW
Rising, then up to SSE
When
6:17 AM
until 6:23 AM
Visible for
5m 40s
Highest
36° SSE
Ends
Sets E

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

Satellite

International Space Station

Modest pass, W to SSE

Rose 7:19 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
W
Rising, then up to SW
When
7:19 PM
until 7:24 PM
Visible for
4m 40s
Highest
28° SW
Ends
Sets SSE

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

That morning

Sunrise

Fair

7:06 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:39 AM Blue hour
6:49 AM Best color
7:06 AM Sunrise
7:41 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

Good

6:52 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:17 PM Golden hour
6:52 PM Sunset
7:12 PM Best color
7:19 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

7:40 PM – 6:19 AM

Very LowExcellent
7:40 PM Dark enough
6:19 AM Too light

Moon

Waning gibbous

71% 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
62°F
Partly cloudy 50% clouds · no rain
Afternoon
84°F
Clear sky 0% clouds · no rain
Evening
78°F
Clear sky 2% clouds · no rain

Moon, waning gibbous

9:04 PM Moonrise
9:28 PM 4°
4:56 AM Highest, 78°
12:29 PM 4°
12:55 PM Moonset

Sunrise

6:39 AM Blue hour
6:49 AM Best color
7:06 AM Sunrise
7:41 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:17 PM Golden hour
6:52 PM Sunset
7:12 PM Best color
7:19 PM Blue hour ends

Aurora window

7:40 PM Dark enough
6:19 AM Too light
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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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