Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Saturday, January 2, 2027

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA Saturday 2 January 2027

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Around 21 an hour

Best around 6:31 AM

Radiant climbs to
65°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
7% lost
Speed
41 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.

Its peak is short: only a few hours either side of it are worth watching.

That morning

Sunrise

7:29 AM

7:29 AM

6:59 AM Blue hour
7:29 AM Sunrise
8:11 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:58 PM

4:58 PM

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

4:17 PM Golden hour
4:58 PM Sunset
5:28 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning crescent

22% lit

3:01 AM – 12:54 PM

ESE WSW
3:01 AM Moonrise
3:25 AM 4°
7:58 AM Highest, 30°
12:31 PM 4°
12:54 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonrise 3:01 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:59 AM–7:29 AM
  • Morning best color 7:13 AM
  • Sunrise 7:29 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:29 AM–8:11 AM
  • Moonset 12:55 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:17 PM–4:58 PM
  • Sunset 4:58 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:58 PM–5:28 PM
  • Evening best color 5:15 PM
  • Fully dark 6:34 PM–5:53 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 6:34 PM–4:04 AM
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Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

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 New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:40 PM to 5:00 AM Sun 7 Mar 2027 4:31 AM Milky Way Visible 4:04 AM to 5:52 AM with no moon, 18° above the south-southeastern horizon - 13 nights 4 Mar to 16 Mar
Sun 14 Mar 2027 4:04 AM

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