Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Thursday, October 8, 2026

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA Thursday 8 October 2026

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Bright pass, NW to E

Rises 5:54 AM

Very LowExcellent

Look

Rising, then up to N

When

5:54 AM

until 5:58 AM

Visible for

3m 50s

Highest

55° N

Ends

Sets E

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

That morning

Sunrise

7:13 AM

6:46 AM Blue hour

7:13 AM Sunrise

7:49 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:42 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

6:06 PM Golden hour

6:42 PM Sunset

7:09 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

4% lit

5:00 AM – 5:35 PM

E W

5:00 AM Moonrise

5:21 AM 4°

11:20 AM Highest, 53°

5:15 PM 4°

5:35 PM Moonset

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

This day at a glance

Moon, waning crescent

5:00 AM Moonrise

5:21 AM 4°

11:20 AM Highest, 53°

5:15 PM 4°

5:35 PM Moonset

Sunrise

6:46 AM Blue hour

7:13 AM Sunrise

7:49 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:06 PM Golden hour

6:42 PM Sunset

7:09 PM Blue hour ends

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Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

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 Leonids Around 11 an hour

Mon 16 Nov 2026 5:25 AM Beaver Moon Rises 4:35 PM in the NE Tue 24 Nov 2026 4:35 PM

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