Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Thursday, April 22, 2027

TODAY
Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Meteor shower

Lyrids

Around 7 an hour

Best around 4:39 AM

Radiant climbs to
82°
Under a perfect sky
18/hour
Moonlight
41% 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

6:23 AM

6:23 AM

5:55 AM Blue hour
6:23 AM Sunrise
6:59 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:54 PM

7:54 PM

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

7:17 PM Golden hour
7:54 PM Sunset
8:22 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

97% lit

10:16 PM – 7:35 AM

SE SW
10:16 PM Moonrise
10:42 PM 4°
2:55 AM Highest, 26°
7:09 AM 4°
7:35 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 5:55 AM–6:23 AM
  • Morning best color 6:07 AM
  • Sunrise 6:23 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:23 AM–6:59 AM
  • Moonset 6:56 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:17 PM–7:54 PM
  • Evening best color 7:42 PM
  • Sunset 7:54 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:54 PM–8:22 PM
  • Fully dark 9:31 PM–4:44 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 9:31 PM–10:21 PM
  • Moonrise 10:16 PM
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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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