Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Tuesday, April 20, 2027

TODAY
Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Meteor shower

Lyrids

Active, around 7 an hour

Best around 4:52 AM

Radiant climbs to
82°
Under a perfect sky
18/hour
Moonlight
30% lost
Speed
49 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.

Usually steady, but now and then it has a short burst of many more.

That morning

Sunrise

6:26 AM

6:26 AM

5:58 AM Blue hour
6:26 AM Sunrise
7:02 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:52 PM

7:52 PM

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

7:15 PM Golden hour
7:52 PM Sunset
8:20 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Pink Moon

Rises 8:01 PM in the ESE

8:01 PM – 6:21 AM

Named for creeping phlox, a pink wildflower among the first to bloom in spring.

ESE WSW
8:01 PM Moonrise
8:24 PM 4°
1:11 AM Highest, 33°
5:59 AM 4°
6:21 AM Moonset

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

Rises
8:01 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
6:24 PM
Distance
238,165 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:52 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:58 AM–6:26 AM
  • Morning best color 6:10 AM
  • Sunrise 6:26 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:26 AM–7:02 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:15 PM–7:52 PM
  • Evening best color 7:40 PM
  • Sunset 7:52 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:52 PM–8:20 PM
  • Moonrise 8:01 PM
  • Fully dark 9:29 PM–4:47 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
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Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Lyrids Around 10 an hour
Wed 21 Apr 2027 4:53 AM Eta Aquariids Around 15 an hour
Wed 5 May 2027 4:21 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 10:00 PM to 4:20 AM Wed 5 May 2027 7:06 AM Milky Way Visible 12:25 AM to 4:16 AM with no moon, 22° above the southern horizon - 16 nights 28 Apr to 13 May
Sun 9 May 2027 12:25 AM Full Flower Moon Rises 8:02 PM in the ESE Wed 19 May 2027 8:02 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 10:30 PM to 3:40 AM Fri 4 Jun 2027 3:47 PM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 11:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 3.2% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 9:50 AM Partial solar eclipse 42.4% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 12:43 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 101 minutes
Mon 25 Jun 2029 11:22 PM Total lunar eclipse 77% of it above your horizon
Thu 20 Dec 2029 5:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 3.7% of the Sun covered
Fri 14 Nov 2031 4:55 PM Partial solar eclipse 0.3% of the Sun covered
Wed 30 Mar 2033 2:40 PM Total lunar eclipse 61% of it above your horizon
Fri 7 Oct 2033 6:55 AM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
Wed 27 Sep 2034 10:46 PM Partial lunar eclipse 10% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 18 Aug 2035 9:11 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 95 minutes
Wed 6 Aug 2036 10:51 PM

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