Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Friday, October 16, 2026

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA Friday 16 October 2026

Meteor shower

Orionids

Active, around 6 an hour

Best around 5:48 AM

Radiant climbs to
67°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

Rates are what one person might count under a dark sky, already brought down for how high the radiant gets here and for the Moon - not the headline figure, which assumes the radiant overhead and no light at all. Cloud is the other half, and it is on the sunset tile.

Halley's Comet again, from the other side of its orbit. Fast, and often leaves trains.

That morning

Sunrise

7:21 AM

7:21 AM

6:54 AM Blue hour
7:21 AM Sunrise
7:57 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:30 PM

6:30 PM

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

5:54 PM Golden hour
6:30 PM Sunset
6:57 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing crescent

31% lit

1:20 PM – 10:17 PM

SE SW
1:20 PM Moonrise
1:47 PM 4°
5:48 PM Highest, 23°
9:50 PM 4°
10:17 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

Sunrise

6:54 AM Blue hour
7:21 AM Sunrise
7:57 AM Golden hour ends

Moon, waxing crescent

1:20 PM Moonrise
1:47 PM 4°
5:48 PM Highest, 23°
9:50 PM 4°
10:17 PM Moonset

Sunset

5:54 PM Golden hour
6:30 PM Sunset
6:57 PM Blue hour ends
← Previous day Thursday Thu, Oct 15
Next day → Saturday Sat, Oct 17

Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

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 New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:30 PM to 5:40 AM Tue 8 Dec 2026 7:50 PM

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