Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Wednesday, October 20, 2027

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Meteor shower

Orionids

Around 8 an hour

Best around 5:40 AM

The night7:55 PM – 5:56 AM+1

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
67°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
52% lost
Speed
66 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. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

That morning

Sunrise

7:25 AM

7:25 AM

6:57 AM Blue hour
7:25 AM Sunrise
8:01 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

6:25 PM

6:25 PM

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

5:48 PM Golden hour
6:25 PM Sunset
6:52 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

72% lit

9:04 PM – 12:53 PM

ENE WNW
9:04 PM Moonrise
9:28 PM 4°
4:59 AM Highest, 78°
12:28 PM 4°
12:53 PM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 6:57 AM–7:25 AM
  • Morning best color 7:05 AM
  • Sunrise 7:25 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:25 AM–8:01 AM
  • Moonset 12:53 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:48 PM–6:25 PM
  • Evening best color 6:23 PM
  • Sunset 6:25 PM
  • Evening blue hour 6:25 PM–6:52 PM
  • Fully dark 7:54 PM–5:56 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 7:54 PM–10:14 PM
  • Moonrise 10:08 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

New moon Moonless and fully dark 7:50 PM to 6:00 AM Thu 28 Oct 2027 9:34 AM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 4 Nov 2027 7:36 PM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 11 Nov 2027 6:29 PM Full Beaver Moon Rises 4:20 PM in the ENE Sat 13 Nov 2027 4:20 PM Leonids A few an hour
Tue 16 Nov 2027 6:25 PM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:30 PM to 5:30 AM Sat 27 Nov 2027 10:24 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 Partial solar eclipse 61.7% of the Sun covered
Sat 12 Aug 2045 1:23 PM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it