Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Monday, June 5, 2023

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Leesburg, Virginia, USA

That morning

Sunrise

5:44 AM

5:44 AM

5:13 AM Blue hour
5:44 AM Sunrise
6:24 AM Golden hour ends

Rocket launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-28

Launched - a long shot from here

Lifted off 11:47 AM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Heading your way
When
11:47 AM
Highest around 11:56 AM
Distance
747 mi
Climbs to
15°
Lighting
Daylight
Launch site
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Landing
Sea - A Shortfall of Gravitas
Too far downrange to see

In daylight it reads as a thin contrail, and only briefly.

Sunset

8:32 PM

8:32 PM

Behind the hills at 8:22 PM, 10 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sunrise and sunset times - they will not change.

7:53 PM Golden hour
8:32 PM Sunset
9:04 PM Blue hour ends

Moon

Waning gibbous

97% lit

10:47 PM – 7:49 AM

SE SW
10:47 PM Moonrise
11:14 PM 4°
3:18 AM Highest, 23°
7:22 AM 4°
7:49 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 5:13 AM–5:44 AM
  • Sunrise 5:44 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:44 AM–6:24 AM
  • Morning best color 5:51 AM
  • Moonset 6:41 AM
  • Evening golden hour 7:53 PM–8:32 PM
  • Evening best color 8:28 PM
  • Sunset 8:32 PM
  • Evening blue hour 8:32 PM–9:04 PM
  • Fully dark 10:30 PM–3:47 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 10:30 PM–10:50 PM
  • Moonrise 10:48 PM

Upcoming celestial events for Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Airshow 22 km ESE - from an aviation notice Sun 15 Nov 2026 11:57 AM Vulcan VC6L | Amazon Leo Long shot, look SSW
Sun 15 Nov 2026 12:11 PM International Space Station Modest pass, WNW to NNW, 16 deg up
Sun 15 Nov 2026 6:47 PM Southern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 15 Nov 2026 6:26 PM Northern Taurids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 15 Nov 2026 6:26 PM Leonids Still active, a few an hour
Sun 15 Nov 2026 6:26 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