Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Monday, January 3, 2028

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Meteor shower

Quadrantids

Best around 5:14 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:29 PM Dark enough
11:40 PM Moonset
5:14 AM Best
5:59 AM Too light
Estimate
~10/hour
from a dark spot here
Radiant climbs to
53°
Under a perfect sky
110/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
41 km/s

The estimate 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.

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

4:59 PM

4:59 PM

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

4:17 PM Golden hour
4:59 PM Sunset
5:29 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waxing crescent

37% lit

10:52 AM – 11:40 PM

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10:52 AM Moonrise
11:13 AM 4°
5:14 PM Highest, 55°
11:19 PM 4°
11:40 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 6:59 AM–7:29 AM
  • Morning best color 7:13 AM
  • Sunrise 7:29 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:29 AM–8:11 AM
  • Moonrise 10:53 AM
  • Evening golden hour 4:17 PM–4:59 PM
  • Evening best color 4:58 PM
  • Sunset 4:59 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:59 PM–5:29 PM
  • Fully dark 6:35 PM–5:54 AM
  • Moonset 11:40 PM
  • Dark, no Moon 11:45 PM–5:54 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

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

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