Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Saturday, November 25, 2028

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

7:05 AM

7:05 AM

6:35 AM Blue hour
7:05 AM Sunrise
7:45 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:49 PM

4:49 PM

Behind the hills at 4:41 PM, 8 min before sunset

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

4:09 PM Golden hour
4:49 PM Sunset
5:19 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Northern Taurids

Best around 12:34 AM

Very LowExcellent
6:19 PM Dark enough
12:34 AM Best
1:49 AM Moonset
5:36 AM Too light
Estimate
A few/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
75°
Under a perfect sky
5/hour
Moonlight
21% lost
Speed
29 km/s

Where they come from: Comet Encke (2P/Encke)

The other half of Comet Encke's wide, old stream: the same dust as the Southern Taurids, met a little later and from a little further north. Known, with them, for slow, bright fireballs.

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.

The second half of the Taurids, peaking about a week after the Southern Taurids.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

66% lit

1:11 PM – 1:49 AM

E W
1:11 PM Moonrise
1:31 PM 4°
7:28 PM Highest, 54°
1:29 AM 4°
1:49 AM Moonset

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

Timetable

  • Moonset 12:52 AM
  • Morning blue hour 6:35 AM–7:05 AM
  • Sunrise 7:05 AM
  • Morning golden hour 7:05 AM–7:45 AM
  • Morning best color 7:14 AM
  • Moonrise 1:11 PM
  • Evening golden hour 4:09 PM–4:49 PM
  • Evening best color 4:45 PM
  • Sunset 4:49 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:49 PM–5:19 PM
  • Fully dark 6:23 PM–5:31 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 1:53 AM–5:31 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

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