Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Wednesday, April 21, 2027

TODAY
Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Meteor shower

Lyrids

Around 10 an hour

Best around 4:53 AM

Radiant climbs to
83°
Under a perfect sky
18/hour
Moonlight
36% 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

6:24 AM

6:24 AM

5:56 AM Blue hour
6:24 AM Sunrise
7:01 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:53 PM

7:53 PM

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

7:16 PM Golden hour
7:53 PM Sunset
8:21 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Full moon

99% lit

9:10 PM – 6:55 AM

ESE WSW
9:10 PM Moonrise
9:34 PM 4°
2:02 AM Highest, 29°
6:31 AM 4°
6:55 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 5:56 AM–6:24 AM
  • Morning best color 6:08 AM
  • Moonset 6:21 AM
  • Sunrise 6:24 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:24 AM–7:01 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:16 PM–7:53 PM
  • Evening best color 7:41 PM
  • Sunset 7:53 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:53 PM–8:21 PM
  • Moonrise 9:10 PM
  • Fully dark 9:30 PM–4:45 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up
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Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

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 Milky Way Visible 10:39 PM to 3:47 AM with no moon, 22° above the southern horizon - 17 nights 27 May to 12 Jun
Fri 4 Jun 2027 10:39 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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