Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Saturday, December 12, 2026

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA Saturday 12 December 2026

Meteor shower

Geminids

Active, around 123 an hour

Best around 2:05 AM

Radiant climbs to
83°
Under a perfect sky
150/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
35 km/s

The rate at the top is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. Clouds are not counted here: check the sunset page for those.

The strongest shower of the year, and you can watch it most of the night.

That morning

Sunrise

7:20 AM

7:20 AM

6:50 AM Blue hour
7:20 AM Sunrise
8:02 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:47 PM

4:47 PM

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

4:05 PM Golden hour
4:47 PM Sunset
5:17 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing crescent

12% lit

10:11 AM – 7:59 PM

ESE WSW
10:11 AM Moonrise
10:35 AM 4°
3:05 PM Highest, 29°
7:35 PM 4°
7:59 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:50 AM–7:20 AM
  • Morning best color 7:03 AM
  • Sunrise 7:20 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:20 AM–8:02 AM
  • Moonrise 10:11 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:05 PM–4:47 PM
  • Sunset 4:47 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:47 PM–5:17 PM
  • Evening best color 5:04 PM
  • Fully dark 6:23 PM–5:45 AM
  • Moonset 8:00 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 8:03 PM–5:45 AM
← Previous day Friday Fri, Dec 11
Next day → Sunday Sun, Dec 13

Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Geminids Around 146 an hour
Sun 13 Dec 2026 2:03 AM Winter solstice Shortest day, 9h 25m of light · sunset 4:50 PM in the WSW Mon 21 Dec 2026 3:50 PM Ursids Around 6 an hour
Mon 21 Dec 2026 5:50 AM Cold Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:18 PM in the NE Wed 23 Dec 2026 4:18 PM Quadrantids Around 18 an hour
Sat 2 Jan 2027 5:58 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:40 PM to 5:50 AM Thu 7 Jan 2027 3:22 PM

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