Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Saturday, October 3, 2026

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA Saturday 3 October 2026 High 68°F, low 58°F.

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Brilliant pass, SW to ENE

Rose 5:58 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SW
Rising, then up to SSE
When
5:58 AM
until 6:02 AM
Visible for
4m 20s
Highest
62° SSE
Ends
Sets ENE

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

Sunset

Low

6:49 PM

Very LowExcellent
6:13 PM Golden hour
6:49 PM Sunset
7:09 PM Best color
7:16 PM Blue hour ends

Current local time: 12:11 PM

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

Tonight

Aurora chance

Very Low

7:37 PM – 6:01 AM

Very LowExcellent
NOAA aurora forecast map for the northern hemisphere
NOAA OVATION forecast, northern hemisphere
7:37 PM Dark enough
6:01 AM Too light

Current local time: 12:11 PM

Earlier today

Sunrise

Fair

7:08 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:41 AM Blue hour
6:51 AM Best color
7:08 AM Sunrise
7:43 AM Golden hour ends

Current local time: 12:11 PM

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

Moon, up now

Last quarter

49% lit

11:02 PM – 2:55 PM

ENE WNW
11:02 PM Moonrise
11:27 PM 4°
7:01 AM Highest, 78°
2:30 PM 4°
2:55 PM Moonset

Current local time: 12:11 PM

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

Today, at a glance

Morning
61°F
Overcast 100% clouds · 24% precip
Afternoon
64°F
Overcast 100% clouds · 6% precip
Evening
61°F
Overcast 100% clouds · 5% precip

Moon, last quarter

11:02 PM Moonrise
11:27 PM 4°
7:01 AM Highest, 78°
2:30 PM 4°
2:55 PM Moonset

Sunrise

6:41 AM Blue hour
6:51 AM Best color
7:08 AM Sunrise
7:43 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:13 PM Golden hour
6:49 PM Sunset
7:09 PM Best color
7:16 PM Blue hour ends

Aurora window

7:37 PM Dark enough
6:01 AM Too light
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Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Tiangong space station Brilliant pass, W to ENE, 65 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 New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:40 PM to 5:10 AM Sun 8 Nov 2026 2:01 AM

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