Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Monday, December 21, 2026

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA Monday 21 December 2026

Meteor shower

Ursids

Around 7 an hour

Best around 6:23 AM

Radiant climbs to
51°
Under a perfect sky
10/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
33 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.

From most of the Northern Hemisphere it never sets, so you can watch it all night.

Equinox or solstice

Winter solstice

The moment itself, 3:50 PM

Sunrise
7:26 AM, ESE (121°)
Sunset
4:50 PM, WSW (239°)
Daylight
9h 25m

That morning

Sunrise

7:26 AM

7:26 AM

6:55 AM Blue hour
7:26 AM Sunrise
8:08 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:50 PM

4:50 PM

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

4:08 PM Golden hour
4:50 PM Sunset
5:20 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing gibbous

92% lit

2:19 PM – 6:01 AM

ENE WNW
2:19 PM Moonrise
2:43 PM 4°
10:07 PM Highest, 77°
5:36 AM 4°
6:01 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 4:45 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:55 AM–7:26 AM
  • Morning best color 7:09 AM
  • Sunrise 7:26 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:26 AM–8:08 AM
  • Moonrise 2:20 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:08 PM–4:50 PM
  • Sunset 4:50 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:50 PM–5:20 PM
  • Evening best color 5:07 PM
  • Fully dark 6:27 PM–5:50 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
← Previous day Sunday Sun, Dec 20
Next day → Tuesday Tue, Dec 22

Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

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 3:23 PM Wolf Moon (supermoon) Supermoon - rises 4:22 PM in the ENE Thu 21 Jan 2027 4:22 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:10 PM to 5:40 AM Fri 5 Feb 2027 10:56 AM Snow Moon Rises 5:49 PM in the ENE Sat 20 Feb 2027 5:49 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it